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psychoactive

psy·cho·ac·tive
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahy-koh-ak-tiv]
    • /ˌsaɪ koʊˈæk tɪv/
    • /sˌaɪkəʊˈaktɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-koh-ak-tiv]
    • /ˌsaɪ koʊˈæk tɪv/

Definitions of psychoactive word

  • adjective psychoactive of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug. 1
  • adjective psychoactive drug: affecting the mind 1
  • adjective psychoactive Psychoactive drugs are drugs that affect your mind. 0
  • adjective psychoactive capable of affecting mental activity 0
  • adjective psychoactive designating or of a drug, chemical, etc. that has a specific effect on the mind 0
See all 5 definitions of psychoactive

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Origin of psychoactive

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; psycho- + active

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Parts of speech for Psychoactive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Psychoactive

psychoactive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for psychoactive

adj psychoactive

All 4 Synonyms of psychoactive

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Related words

  • psychopharmacotherapy

    the use of psychoactive drugs in the symptomatic treatment or control of mental disorders or psychiatric disease.
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