acouasm a nonverbal auditory hallucination, such as a ringing or hissing. anoesis a mental state devoid of cognitive content. eisegesis an interpretation, especially of Scripture, which reflects the interpreter rather than the text. surd (phonet.) (of a speech sound) unvoiced; (math obs.) irrational. ouphe an elf or goblin. heteroptics hallucinatory vision. systemoid (pathol.) (of a tumor) having an internal structure resembling that of an organ. ghost word a word formed through error, as in reading or printing. Ginnungagap in Scandinavian myth, a mist-filled primordial void. dauerschlaf psychotherapy by means of prolonged drug-induced sleep.