hallucinogen

[huh-loo-suh-nuh-juhn]

noun

1. a substance that produces hallucinations.

hallucinogen

/ həˈluːsɪnəˌdʒɛn /

noun

1. any drug, such as LSD or mescaline, that induces hallucinations

hallucinogen

1. A drug or chemical that causes a person to have hallucinations. Mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin are hallucinogens.

hallucinogen

1. A substance or drug that can cause hallucinations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hallucinogen¹

First recorded in 1950–55; hallucin(ation) + -o- + -gen

Example Sentences

Kennedy has signaled support in the past for expanding access to some hallucinogens in medical settings for treatment of mental health disorders.

From Los Angeles Times

That anyone could believe that about the most hostile, aggressively insulting, vengeance-seeking, demagogue this country has ever elected to high office is enough to make you wonder if there are hallucinogens in the water supply.

From Salon

A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, validating written records and centuries-old myths of ancient Egyptian rituals and practices.

From Science Daily

The big one, court documents would later reveal, was a dose of ketamine, a prescription anaesthetic and a hallucinogen that has become popular for its off-label uses to treat depression and anxiety.

From BBC

Some had no hallucinogens at all, a few featured compounds from a different psychoactive fungus with unpleasant side effects, and one contained only bath salts.

From Los Angeles Times