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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHallucinogen
/həˈluːsɪnədʒɛn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A psychoactive agent that causes alterations in perception, mood, and cognitive processes.
"The researchers studied the effects of the powerful hallucinogen on human brain activity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, derived from the noun hallucination (from Latin hallucinari 'to wander in mind, talk idly') + the combining form -gen 'producing, generating'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hallucinogen" is said worldwide
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hallucinogène
Transliteration: hallucinogène
"Ce champignon contient un puissant hallucinogène."
Halluzinogen
Transliteration: Halluzinogen
"Das Halluzinogen veränderte seine visuelle Wahrnehmung."
allucinogeno
Transliteration: allucinogeno
"Gli effetti di questo allucinogeno durano diverse ore."
alucinógeno
Transliteration: alucinógeno
"El alucinógeno provocó visiones vívidas en el sujeto."
alucinógeno
Transliteration: alucinógeno
"O uso de qualquer alucinógeno pode ser imprevisível."
भ्रांतिजनक
Transliteration: bhrantijanak
"वह पौधा एक शक्तिशाली भ्रांतिजनक है।"
致幻剂
Transliteration: zhìhuànjì
"这种植物含有天然致幻剂成分。"
환각제
Transliteration: hwangakje
"그 환각제는 중추신경계에 영향을 미칩니다."
幻覚剤
Transliteration: genkakuzai
"その幻覚剤は脳の受容体に作用する。"
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