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mind-expanding

[ mahynd-ik-span-ding ]
/ ˈmaɪnd ɪkˌspæn dɪŋ /
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adjective

heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.

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RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-body, mind-body problem, mind-boggling, mind-expanding, mind-numbing, mind-pop, mind-reader, mind-set, mind-your-own-business

Origin of mind-expanding

First recorded in 1960–65
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British Dictionary definitions for mind-expanding

mind-expanding

adjective

(of a drug such as LSD) causing a sensation of heightened consciousness; psychedelic
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for mind-expanding

mind-expanding

adj.

Producing intensified or distorted perceptions; psychedelic.
Producing an increased perceptive awareness.
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