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psychedelic

 
/ˌsɑɪ·kɪˈdel·ɪk/ adj

Definition

causing unusually strong experiences of color, sound, smell, taste, and touch, and other mental effects such as feelings of deep understanding or hallucination (= imagining things that do not exist) Psychedelic also means likely to produce a strong effect because of having bright colors or patterns.
(Definition of psychedelic adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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