seeing things



seeing things

imagining that one sees someone or something that is not there. Lisa says that she saw a ghost, but she was just seeing things. I thought I was seeing things when Bill walked into the room. Someone had told me he was dead.
See also: seeing, thing

seeing things

Experiencing hallucinations or delusions, as in I thought I saw my father, but I must have been seeing things; he died twenty years ago . [First half of 1900s]
See also: seeing, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agapetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Eliana (1)e-LYAH-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Elah-Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Cerridwen-Welsh
BraydenBRAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
SÉRaphinese-ra-FEENFrench