Word Study
psychedelic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective psychedelic has 3 senses
- psychedelic(s = adj.all) Array - producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline" Derived form noun psychedelia1
- psychedelic(s = adj.all) Array - having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"
- psychedelic(s = adj.all) Array - (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
psychedelic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 a expanding the mind's awareness etc., esp. through the use of hallucinogenic drugs. b (of an experience) hallucinatory; bizarre. c (of a drug) producing hallucinations.
2 colloq. a producing an effect resembling that of a psychedelic drug; having vivid colours or designs etc. b (of colours, patterns, etc.) bright, bold and often abstract.
--n. a hallucinogenic drug.
--adj.
1 a expanding the mind's awareness etc., esp. through the use of hallucinogenic drugs. b (of an experience) hallucinatory; bizarre. c (of a drug) producing hallucinations.
2 colloq. a producing an effect resembling that of a psychedelic drug; having vivid colours or designs etc. b (of colours, patterns, etc.) bright, bold and often abstract.
--n. a hallucinogenic drug.
Derivative
psychedelically adv.
Etymology
irreg. f. Gk (as PSYCHE, delos clear, manifest)
THESAURUS
psychedelic
DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant, ataractic, consciousness-expanding, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, gage, ganja, grass, hallucinational, hallucinative, hallucinatory, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, joint, kava, marijuana, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding, mind-expanding drug, morning glory seeds, peyote, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, reefer, roach, stick, tea, tranquilizer, weed
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