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hallucinogenic

[ huh-loo-suh-nuh-jen-ik ]

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adjective

producing hallucinations:
a hallucinogenic drug.
of, relating to, or constituting a hallucinogen or hallucinogens:
He took some strange tablets and has just woken from weird hallucinogenic dreams.
resembling or recalling the state of consciousness induced by a hallucinogen:
The film contains a wild kaleidoscope of unequivocal camp and hallucinogenic color.

noun

a hallucinogenic substance:
Side effects of hallucinogenics are still being researched.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hallucinogenic¹

First recorded in 1950–55; hallucino(gen) + -genic

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“Don’t Touch My Hair” is a hallucinogenic, time-traveling adventure to an active plantation.

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While commonly used on animals and in healthcare settings, ketamine is also thought of as a party drug due to its hallucinogenic effects.

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The future exists now — the threat is here — just as it flickers in Paul’s hallucinogenic prophecies.

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He’s heard that by exposing it to the perfect cheeseball pop song — upbeat, sincere — it will excrete a natural hallucinogenic: a profitable slime.

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The whole braiding of peace, love, art, rock-n-roll and your hallucinogenic drug of choice is one that I’ve always found culturally appealing, insofar as lore and historical context are concerned.

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