mind-altering

[ mahynd-awl-ter-ing ]

/ ˈmaɪndˌɔl tər ɪŋ /

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adjective

causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.

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Examples from the Web for mind-altering

The pair bonded over their interest in mind-altering substances and married two years later.
The Week in Death: Alexander Shulgrin, Who Synthesized the Drug Ecstasy|The Telegraph|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are his mind-altering insomnia and his addiction to his “me-machine,” his cellphone.
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Analysts say that the stigma of the CIA's experiments with mind-altering drugs during the Cold War has long tainted the field.
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Medicine definitions for mind-altering

mind-altering

adj.

Producing mood changes or distorted perceptions; hallucinogenic.

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