hallucinogen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hallucinogen
First recorded in 1950–55; hallucin(ation) + -o- + -gen
Example Sentences
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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
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