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Oneirism

//ə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪɹɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess. rare

    "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."

  2. 2
    absentminded dreaming while awake wordnet
  3. 3
    A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.

Etymology

From oneir- + -ism.

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