psychedelic

adjective
🔊/ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk/
🔊/ˌsaɪkəˈdelɪk/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (of drugs药物) causing the user to see and hear things that are not there or that do not exist (= to hallucinate引起幻觉的;使人精神恍惚的)
  2. (of art, music, clothes, etc.艺术、音乐、服装等) having bright colours, strange sounds, etc. like those that are experienced when taking psychedelic drugs 产生迷幻效果的
  3. Word Origin1950s: formed irregularly from psyche + Greek dēlos ‘clear, manifest’ + -ic.