thing, 'Friend Thing', social identity services, hallucinations

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'Hallucinations'

By OLIVER SACKS
Reviewed by SIRI HUSTVEDT

Oliver Sacks explores the power of hallucinations through first-person accounts.

thing

(thĭng)
n.

1. An entity, an idea, or a quality perceived, known, or thought to have its own existence.
2. 1. The real or concrete substance of an entity.
   2. An entity existing in space and time.
   3. An inanimate object.
3. Something referred to by a word, a symbol, a sign, or an idea; a referent.
4. A creature: the poor little thing.
5. An individual object: There wasn't a thing in sight.
6. 1. Law. That which can be possessed or owned. Often used in the plural: things personal; things real.
   2. things Possessions; belongings: packed her things and left.
   3. An article of clothing: Put on your things and let's go.
7. things The equipment needed for an activity or a special purpose: Where are my cleaning things?
8. An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically: What is this thing for?
9. 1. An act, deed, or work: promised to do great things.
   2. The result of work or activity: is always building things.
10. A thought, a notion, or an utterance: What a rotten thing to say!
11. A piece of information: wouldn't tell me a thing about the project.
12. A means to an end: just the thing to increase sales.
13. An end or objective: In blackjack, the thing is to get nearest to 21 without going over.
14. A matter of concern: many things on my mind.
15. A turn of events; a circumstance: The accident was a terrible thing.
16. 1. things The general state of affairs; conditions: "Beneath the smooth surface of things, something was wrong" (Tom Wicker).
    2. A particular state of affairs; a situation: Let's deal with this thing promptly.
17. Informal. A persistent illogical feeling, as a desire or an aversion; an obsession: has a thing about seafood.
18. Informal. The latest fad or fashion; the rage: Drag racing was the thing then.
19. Slang. An activity uniquely suitable and satisfying to one: Let him do his own thing. See synonyms at forte¹.

idioms:
first thing Informal.

1. Right away; before anything else: Do your assignments first thing in the morning.

see (or hear) things

1. To have hallucinations.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

hallucination

音節hal・lu・ci・na・tion 発音記号/həlùːsənéɪʃən/

【名詞】

1

【不可算名詞】 [具体的には 【可算名詞】] 幻覚.

用例

be subject to hallucinations 幻覚におそわれやすい.

2

【可算名詞】 (幻覚によって生じる)幻，妄想.