As adjectives the difference between surreal and psychedelic
is that surreal is resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous while psychedelic is of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.
As nouns the difference between surreal and psychedelic
is that surreal is surreal number while 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.
As an interjection psychedelic is
awesome, cool, groovy.
surreal
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous
Related terms
* real
Derived terms
* surrealism
* surrealist
* surreality
* surreally
* surreal number
Noun
(
en noun)
(math) surreal number
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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
Related terms
* psychedelia