psychedelic

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  1. adjective Of, characterized by, or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis.
  2. noun A drug, such as LSD or mescaline, that produces such effects.

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  • With a signature psychedelic, mystical angle, Bill Duryea's swirling, shimmering works of landscapes, towns and gardens are accomplished and unique. —  Colorado Springs Independent
  • This makes it very psychedelic, and there's a lot of space for me to try different things and experiment with different singing techniques. —  The Wire
  • Its supposed to be really deep, but it just turned out as a psychedelic cornucopia of stupidity. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • There were still strains of transhumanist meliorism, however, in ideas such as psychedelic liberation, alternative technology and post-scarcity anarchism. —  Ethical Technology
  • As Darker My Love arrive with a clutch of semi-psychedelic rock, the once almost lifeless floor-space has swelled to an overspill of bodies and with the LA based five-piece claiming former members of The Nerve Agents, The Distillers and The Fall among them, little time is wasted in presenting an immersive set that resonates with the stylistic leftovers of the British Invasion. —  Music News - GIGWISE.com
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  1. psyche1 + Greek dēloun, to make visible (from dēlos, clear, visible; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots) + -ic.
 

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