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psychedelic

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Meaning

  1. adjective Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.
  2. adjective Of graphics, etc.: having abstract shapes, bright colours, etc., reminiscent of drug-induced distortions of perception or hallucinations.
  3. adjective Awesome, cool, groovy.
  4. 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.

Similar words

colorful colourful agitated psychoactive psychotropic neopsychedelic hallucinatory hallucinational hallucinotic hallucinative

Often followed by

drugs experience drug rock experiences music and art movement

Word family

psychedelically psychedelics

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