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psychotoxic

[ sahy-koh-tok-sik ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈtɒk sɪk /

adjective Pharmacology.

toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.

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Origin of psychotoxic

First recorded in 1960–65; psycho- + toxic

OTHER WORDS FROM psychotoxic

psy·cho·tox·ic·i·ty [sahy-koh-tok-sis-i-tee], /ˌsaɪ koʊ tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby psychotoxic

psychotherapy, psychotic, psychotogen, psychotogenic, psychotomimetic, psychotoxic, psychotronic, psychotropic, psych-out, psychro-, psychroalgia
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