🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

psichedelico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: psichedelico

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Psychedelic/ˌsaɪ.kəˈdel.ɪk/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'arte psichedelica usa spesso colori molto vivaci e forme geometriche."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A psychedelic drug, such as LSD.

    "Researchers are exploring the use of psychedelics to treat severe depression."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or denoting drugs (especially LSD) that produce abnormal psychic effects, such as hallucinations.

    "The 1960s counterculture was heavily influenced by psychedelic music and art."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 1956 by British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond from the Greek 'psychē' (mind, soul) and 'deloun' (to make visible, reveal), meaning 'mind-manifesting'.

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