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psychedelic
[ sahy-ki-del-ik ]
adjective
- of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair:
LSD users seek the psychedelic properties of the drug, including heightened sensory experiences.
- of, relating to, or noting any of various drugs producing this state, such as LSD, mescaline, or psilocybin:
Researchers have long been interested in the potential therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs for humans.
- characterized by images, sounds, or feelings resembling those experienced while in the altered state produced by psychedelic drugs: The psychedelic designs of music posters in the 60s were inspired by the Art Nouveau movement of the late 1800s.
Their music had a dreamy psychedelic sound, with gentle guitars and hushed vocals.
The psychedelic designs of music posters in the 60s were inspired by the Art Nouveau movement of the late 1800s.
noun
- a psychedelic drug:
The clinic will start treating patients with ketamine, a psychedelic.
- Rare. a person who uses such a substance.
psychedelic
/ ˌɪɪˈɛɪ /
adjective
- relating to or denoting new or altered perceptions or sensory experiences, as through the use of hallucinogenic drugs
- denoting any of the drugs, esp LSD, that produce these effects
- informal.(of painting, fabric design, etc) having the vivid colours and complex patterns popularly associated with the visual effects of psychedelic states
psychedelic
- A descriptive term for things that produce or are related to hallucinations , especially drugs such as LSD .
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˌ⳦ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ····· adverb
- ·⳦··· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of psychedelic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of psychedelic1
Example Sentences
Stacie and her partner were in a rough spot in their relationship when they first decided to take psilocybin together, the psychedelic drug in so-called "magic mushrooms."
Okay, could you tell me about the particular psychedelic mushroom you mentioned, P. stametsii?
"For me, the foundation of the psychedelic experience is a gestalt experience, so you leave seeing things a different way than you went in."
The trip's architect was Dr. Humphry Osmond, the psychiatrist who had first guided Aldous Huxley — the author of “Brave New World” and “The Doors of Perception” — in experiments with mescaline. and coined the term “psychedelic.”
Across three series of the BAFTA-winning Tribe, viewers have seen Parry taking the psychedelic drug ayahuasca, having his nose pierced with a thorn and taking part in numerous rituals.
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