psychedelics

adjective

(of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair

having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states

producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis

Roots

psycheinpsych- · Greek · to breathe, blow deloo-del · Greek · make visible

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The word psychedelics breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: psych-, from Greek psychein (“to breathe, blow”); and -del, from Greek deloo (“make visible”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.