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Psychedelic vs Dissociative - What's the difference?

psychedelic | dissociative |

As adjectives the difference between psychedelic and dissociative

is that psychedelic is of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc while dissociative is removing or separating from some association.

As nouns the difference between psychedelic and dissociative

is that psychedelic is 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 while dissociative is a dissociative drug.

As an interjection psychedelic

is awesome, cool, groovy.

psychedelic

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.
  • Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.
  • Synonyms

    * (of hallucinations) trippy * (having bright colours) multi-coloured

    Noun

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

    psychedelic !
  • awesome, cool, groovy
  • dissociative

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • removing or separating from some association
  • It was a lonely, dissociative time in my life, when I stayed holed up in my apartment for weeks on end.
  • causing dissociation
  • The dissociative techniques separated ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
  • (psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders
  • He had to take a few weeks off school after a dissociative episode.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a dissociative drug
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