 psychedelic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (color) having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states | |
| Examples: | "a psychedelic painting" |
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| Related terms: | colorful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (psychology) producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis | |
| Examples: | "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline" |
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| Related terms: | psychoactive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of a mental state characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair | |
| Examples: | "a psychedelic experience" |
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| Related terms: | agitated | |
| Similar spelling: |
psychedelia psychotic psychiatric psychodid |
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