psychedelic meaning and definition

PSYCHEDELIC adjective

Definition of psychedelic (adjective)

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