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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, characterized by, or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis.
  • adjective Suggestive or evocative of an altered or hallucinatory state of perception.
  • noun A drug, such as LSD or mescaline, that produces psychedelic effects.

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  • adjective Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.
  • adjective of graphics, 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.
  • interjection awesome, cool, groovy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
  • adjective having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
  • adjective (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[psyche + Greek dēloun, to make visible (from dēlos, clear, visible; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots) + –ic.]

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From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psychê, "mind, soul") + δῆλος (dêlos, "manifest, visible") + -ic

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