psychoactive

ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv

Definition

Definition of psychoactive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

psychology

TECH.

influencing mood or mental state

TECH.

She took a psychoactive substance to feel happier.

mind-altering

psychotropic

mind-altering

TECH.

affecting the mind or behavior

TECH.

Psychoactive substances can alter mood and perception.

mind-altering

psychotropic

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Expressions with psychoactive

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psychoactive drug

substance that alters mental processes

Caffeine is a widely used psychoactive drug..

psychoactive substance

chemical affecting mind, mood, or behavior

Caffeine is a common psychoactive substance found in coffee.

Origin of psychoactive

Greek, psukhē (soul) + aktivos (active)

Terms with psychoactive included in their meaning

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magic mushroom

broad sense

any mushroom with psychoactive effects

bath salt

drug culture

psychoactive drugs resembling bath salts in appearance

cannabis

substance

psychoactive drug from the hemp plant that causes euphoria

cannabis resin

drugs

resin from cannabis plant with psychoactive effects

designer drug

illegal drugs

psychoactive drug made to avoid drug laws by changing structure

hallucinogen

psychoactive drug

drug that changes how you sense or see things

mind-altering drug

psychoactive

substance causing mood changes and distorted perceptions

hallucinogenic drug

psychoactive substance

substance causing hallucinations and altered perceptions

Examples of psychoactive in a sentence

Researchers study psychoactive plants for medical use.
Some plants have psychoactive properties.
The drug has a strong psychoactive effect.

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French:psychoactif, psychotrope, ...
German:psychoaktiv, ...
Italian:psicoattivo, psicotropo, ...
Spanish:psicoactivo, ...
Portuguese:psicoativo, psicoativa, ...
Chinese:精神活性的, 影响心理的, ...
Japanese:向精神, サイコアクティブ, ...
Arabic:مُؤَثِّر عَقْلِيًّا, نَفْسِيُّ التَّأْثِير, ...
Hebrew:פְּסִיכוֹאַקְטִיבִי, ...
Russian:психоактивный, ...
Ukrainian:психоактивний, ...
Hindi:मनोसक्रिय, मनःसक्रिय, ...
Bengali:মনঃপ্রভাবী, মনোপ্রভাবী, ...
Catalan:psicoactiu, ...
Czech:psychoaktivní, psychotropní, ...
Danish:psykoaktiv, ...
Dutch:psychoactief, geestverruimend, ...
Greek:ψυχοδραστικός, ...
Hungarian:pszichoaktív, tudatmódosító, ...
Khmer:ប៉ះពាល់ដល់សតិអារម្មណ៍, ប៉ះពាល់ដល់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:정신에 작용하는, 향정신성의, ...
Persian:روان‌گردان, روان‌فعال, ...
Polish:psychoaktywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):psicoativo, psicoativa, ...
Romanian:psihoactiv, care afectează mintea, ...
Swedish:psykoaktiv, ...
Thai:จิตออกฤทธิ์, มีผลต่อจิตประสาท, ...
Turkish:psikoaktif, ...
Vietnamese:hướng thần, có tác động đến tâm trí hoặc hành vi, ...

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