altered state of consciousness
noun
any modification of the normal state of consciousness or awareness, including drowsiness or sleep and also states created by the use of alcohol, drugs, hypnosis, or techniques of meditation.
Origin of altered state of consciousness
1First recorded in 1970–75
Words Nearby altered state of consciousness
- alteration
- alterative
- altercate
- altercation
- altered chord
- altered state of consciousness
- alter ego
- alter idem
- alterity
- altern
- alternant
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