Psychedelic
WordNet
adjective
(1) (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair
"A psychedelic experience"
(2) Having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
"A psychedelic painting"
(3) Producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
"Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"
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Etymology
From + + -ic
Adjective
- Of, containing or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc
Noun
- Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.
Interjection
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