psychedelic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.
2. (usually) 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.

Synonyms

hallucinatory

hallucinogenic

acid

psychedelical

psychelelic

psychotomimetic

acid freak

Translations

psychédélique

psychedelisch

psichedelico

psicodélico

psicadélico

psychedelisch

psicodélico

psicodèlic

sanrı yaratan

bewusstseinserweiternd

ψυχεδελικός

sicodélico

ψυχοδηλωτικός

παραισθησιογόνος

bewusstseinsverändernd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/

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.