psychedelic Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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