Psychoactive vs. Psychedelic

Psychoactiveadjective

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

‘LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.’;

Psychedelicadjective

Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.

Psychoactivenoun

(pharmaceutical drug) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.

‘LSD and DMT are psychoactives.’;

Psychedelicadjective

(of graphics, etc.) Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.

Psychoactiveadjective

affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes;

‘psychoactive drugs’;

Psychedelicnoun

Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.

Psychedelicinterjection

awesome, cool, groovy

Psychedelicadjective

producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis;

‘psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline’;

Psychedelicadjective

having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states;

‘a psychedelic painting’;

Psychedelicadjective

of a mental state characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair;

‘a psychedelic experience’;