Ma'anar ƙamus na pseudohallucination wani nau'in gwaninta ne na fahimta wanda mutum yana da fayyace kuma bayyananniyar fahimtar wani abu da ba a zahiri yake a duniyar waje ba. Pseudohallucinations ya bambanta da tabbatacciyar hasashe ta yadda mutum ya san cewa hasashe ba gaskiya ba ne kuma bai yarda da shi ba, yayin da a cikin tabbatacciyar fahimta, mutum ba zai iya bambanta tsakanin abin da yake na ainihi da abin da ba. Pseudohallucinations galibi ana danganta su da wasu yanayin lafiyar hankali, kamar schizophrenia, amma kuma yana iya faruwa a cikin mutanen da ba tare da an gano cutar tabin hankali ba.