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Surrealistic vs Psychedelic - What's the difference?

surrealistic | psychedelic |

As adjectives the difference between surrealistic and psychedelic

is that surrealistic is surreal while psychedelic is of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.

As a noun 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.

surrealistic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Surreal.

    • psychedelic

    English

    (wikipedia 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