psychedelic
UK/ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/
psychedelic adjective: of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.
Adjective
psychedelic (comparative more psychedelic, superlative most psychedelic)
- Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.
- With those drugs has come the psychedelic philosophy, an impassioned belief in the self-revealing, mind-expanding powers of potent weeds and seeds and chemical compounds known to man since prehistory but wholly alien to the rationale of Western society.1967, Joe David Brown, editor, The Hippies, New York: Time, Inc, page 2
- Of graphics, etc.: having abstract shapes, bright colours, etc., reminiscent of drug-induced distortions of perception or hallucinations.
- There was a woman sitting on the edge of his bed. She had coral-orange hair, beryl-blue eyes, arched brows, freckles, a coy smile, a psychedelic labcoat and she was, he suddenly realized, his best friend of over twenty years.2022 September 24, HarryBlank, “Transition”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024
- Synonyms:
- multi-coloured
- Awesome, cool, groovy.
Noun
psychedelic (plural psychedelics)
- 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.
- I was going to become a three-drug connection to all my friends, psychedelics, hash and pot.2006, Dean McCormick, Dead End Street, page 62
psychedelic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
psychedelic in Hindi
- साइकेडेलिक
psychedelic in Tamil
- உளமாற்றி
psychedelic in Marathi
- सायकेडेलिक, सायकेडेलीक
psychedelic in Urdu
- سائیکیڈیلک, سائکیڈیلک
More languagesFewer languages
- psychedelic in Bengali
- সাইকেডেলিক
- psychedelic in Telugu
- సైకెడెలిక్, సైకేడెలిక్, సైకేడేలిక్
- psychedelic in Malayalam
- സൈക്കഡെലിക്, സൈകഡെലിക്, സൈക്കെഡെലിക്
- psychedelic in Kannada
- ಭ್ರಾಂತಿಜನಕ, ಭ್ರಮಾಕಾರಕ, ಮನೋಭ್ರಾಮಕ, ಭ್ರಮೆಯುಂಟು ಮಾಡುವ
- psychedelic in Punjabi
- ਸਾਈਕੇਡੇਲਿਕ, ਸਾਇਕੇਡੇਲਿਕ, ਸਾਈਕੈਡੇਲਿਕ
- psychedelic in Gujarati
- સાયકેડેલિક, સાઇકેડેલિક
- psychedelic in Odia
- ସାଇକେଡେଲିକ୍, ସାଇକେଡେଲିକ
- psychedelic in Nepali
- साइकेडेलिक
Examples of psychedelic in a sentence
- I want to experiment with psychedelics.
- And then there was the Elder Millennial: obsessed with dental hygiene, psychedelics, and dirty talk.
- "Enter ayahuasca, the mystical grandmother of the psychedelic family, a beacon of profound spiritual experiences"
Synonyms of psychedelic
Forms of psychedelic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more psychedelic |
| superlative | most psychedelic |
| Noun | |
| plural | psychedelics |
Origin of psychedelic
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) + δῆλος (dêlos, “manifest, visible”) + English -ic (prefix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’), coined by the English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917–2004) in a 1956 letter to Aldous Huxley.
Words formed from psychedelic
Phrases with psychedelic
Words that rhyme with psychedelic
Questions about psychedelic
- What does psychedelic mean?
- Psychedelic means of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.
- What is psychedelic in Hindi?
- Psychedelic in Hindi is साइकेडेलिक. See Psychedelic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is psychedelic?
- Psychedelic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce psychedelic?
- Psychedelic is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near psychedelic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: psychedelic (page history and authors); psychedelic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); psychedelic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); psychedelic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); psychedelic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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