GRE vocabulary

Phantasmagoria

A sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream; a fantastic succession of changing things or events.

Example

"The fever left her in a state of phantasmagoria, seeing strange and vivid images."

Etymology

From Greek phantasma 'phantom' + agora 'assembly'. Coined in English in the early 19th century.

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