# psychedelic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/ · frequency rank #18,667

## Definitions
1. Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.
2. Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.
3. Awesome, cool, groovy.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) + δῆλος (dêlos, “manifest, visible”) + English -ic (prefix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’), coined by the English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917–2004) in a 1956 letter to Aldous Huxley.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ppsychedelic`, `pscyhedelic`, `pssychedelic`, `psycchedelic`, `psycehdelic`, `psychdeelic`, `psycheddelic`, `psychedeilc`, `psychedelci`, `psychedelicc`, `psychedellic`, `psychedleic`, `psycheedlic`, `psychhedelic`, `psyhcedelic`, `psyychedelic`, `pyschedelic`, `spychedelic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/psychedelic