hallucinogenic
Americanadjective
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producing hallucinations.
a hallucinogenic drug.
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of, relating to, or constituting a hallucinogen or hallucinogens.
He took some strange tablets and has just woken from weird hallucinogenic dreams.
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resembling or recalling the state of consciousness induced by a hallucinogen.
The film contains a wild kaleidoscope of unequivocal camp and hallucinogenic color.
noun
Etymology
Origin of hallucinogenic
First recorded in 1950–55; hallucino(gen) + -genic
Example Sentences
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“Don’t Touch My Hair” is a hallucinogenic, time-traveling adventure to an active plantation.
From Los Angeles Times
The future exists now — the threat is here — just as it flickers in Paul’s hallucinogenic prophecies.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s heard that by exposing it to the perfect cheeseball pop song — upbeat, sincere — it will excrete a natural hallucinogenic: a profitable slime.
From Los Angeles Times
The danger is that Paul might be swayed to believe it, too, even as the hallucinogenic spice peppers him with visions of a jihad waged in his name.
From New York Times
The compositions are wildly creative with a hallucinogenic touch.
From New York Times
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