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Psychoactive vs Psychotic - What's the difference?

psychoactive | psychotic |

As adjectives the difference between psychoactive and psychotic

is that psychoactive is (pharmacology) affecting the mind or mental processes while psychotic is of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

As a noun psychotic is

a person affected by psychosis.

psychoactive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
    • LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.

    Synonyms

    * psychotropic

    Related terms

    * psychoactivity ----

    psychotic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person affected by psychosis.