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psychedelic
psy·che·del·ic [ skə déllik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. relating to hallucinogenic drugs: relating to, caused by, or describing drugs that generate hallucinations, atypical psychic states, or states that resemble psychiatric disorders
2. wildly distorted: weird, distorted, wildly colorful, or otherwise resembling images or sounds experienced by somebody under the influence of a psychedelic drug


noun  (plural psy·che·del·ics)
Definition:
 
drug: a psychedelic drug
[Mid-20th century. < Greek psukhē "mind" + dēloun "reveal, make visible" < dēlos "clear"]

psy·che·del·i·cal·ly adverb
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