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Definition of Hypnopompic hallucination
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Hypnopompic hallucination: A vivid dreamlike hallucination that occurs as one is waking up. The opposite of an hypnagogic hallucination, which occurs as one is falling asleep.
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