Oneirism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪɹɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oneirism is a noun meaning (psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.
Meaning
(psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.
More Meanings
- (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
Example Sentences
With an almost imperceptible touch, the narrator connects up this oneirism of names with the premonitory signs of the vocation that Remebrance is said to recount.
Following great explosions two forms of mental trouble have been found so frequently that other manifestations have become almost exceptional. These are mental confusion and delirious oneirism.
Word Forms
- oneirisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dreaminess, dreamfulness, ethereality, etherealism, etherealness, dreamlikeness.
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