PSYCHEDELIC


Meaning of PSYCHEDELIC in English

/ ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

( of drugs ) causing the user to see and hear things that are not there or that do not exist (= to hallucinate )

2.

( of art, music, clothes, etc. ) having bright colours, strange sounds, etc. like those that are experienced when taking psychedelic drugs

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: formed irregularly from psyche + Greek dēlos clear, manifest + -ic .

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