psychedelic

Meanings

Plural: psychedelics

Adjective Satellite

producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
- "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"
having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
- "a psychedelic painting"
(of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair
- "a psychedelic experience"

Adj

Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.
Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.

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.

Intj

Awesome, cool, groovy.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) + δῆλος (dêlos, “manifest, visible”) + -ic. Coined by English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond in 1956 in a letter to Aldous Huxley.

Synonyms

lysergic, multi-coloured, trippy

Scrabble Score: 24

psychedelic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
psychedelic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
psychedelic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

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