hallucinogen

American  

[huh-loo-suh-nuh-juhn] / həˈlu sə nə dʒən /

noun

1. a substance that produces hallucinations.

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hallucinogen British  

/ həˈluːsɪnəˌdʒɛn /

noun

1. any drug, such as LSD or mescaline, that induces hallucinations

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hallucinogen Scientific  

/ hə-lo̅o̅′sə-nə-jən /

1. A drug or chemical that causes a person to have hallucinations. Mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin are hallucinogens.

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hallucinogen Cultural  

1. A substance or drug that can cause hallucinations.

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Etymology

Origin of hallucinogen

First recorded in 1950–55; hallucin(ation) + -o- + -gen

Example Sentences

Worse, by placing myth over history, he injected a toxic hallucinogen into French memory.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018

Finally, even if there was some hallucinogen in the food, it doesn’t explain why the accusers chose to charge particular people with witchcraft or what they charged them with doing.

From Time • Sep. 26, 2017

Somehow it's not entirely surprising that Handler was immune to the effects of the hallucinogen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2016

Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild Before we begin, a disclaimer: In Iquitos, Peru, your correspondent did not consume the shamanic hallucinogen ayahuasca.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2013

Golf may be many things – elitist, poorly styled – but it is, above all, tremendously difficult; a pursuit John Updike described as "a non-chemical hallucinogen".

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2010