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LSD

LSD

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A strong drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
  • noun
  • /ˌɛlˌɛsˈdi/
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  • In the 1960s, many artists and musicians claimed that taking LSD enhanced their creativity.
  • LSD (hallucinogen)
  • LSD (lysergic acid)
  • LSD (diethylamide)

I think that's what LSD is derived from.

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Examples

  • We've got like a box full of LSD.

  • So he and his genius friends took LSD and shrooms.

  • You were given LSD as part of a study?

  • So it was my first LSD session that just changed that.

  • I heard once how, if you took LSD years ago, the effects could still pop up again years later.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Is it that the LSD trips are just too long?

  • He was too busy taking LSD and lots of it.

  • Should they or shouldn't they have personal experience with LSD before doing their research?

    Academic text (1993)
  • He offers me LSD tablets in a glass of booze at night.

  • With the help of LSD, he saw whole universes created in a maple leaf.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

acid
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A street name for the drug LSD that causes strong visual and mental changes

is the formal chemical term rather than a street label
hallucinogen
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A drug that makes people see, hear, or feel things that are not real

is the particular chemical instance of that broader category
mind-altering drug
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A drug that changes how a person thinks, feels, or sees things

is a specific hallucinogenic substance rather than any mind affecting drug
psychedelic drug
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A drug that makes you see or hear things that are not real and changes how you think and feel

is a single specific compound inside that wider class
hallucinogenic drug
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A substance that makes you see or hear things that are not real

is one specific chemical example within that general drug class
psychedelic
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A drug that makes people see or feel things that are not real

is the exact chemical example rather than the general descriptive term
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A strong drug called LSD that makes people see or hear things that are not real

is the common abbreviated name for the same substance
battery-acid
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A slang name for LSD, a drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real

is the formal chemical name rather than a slang label

A slang name for the drug LSD that makes people see things that are not real

is the clinical or chemical name rather than a cultural label

How Slangy

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Surface Forms

LSD singular
LSDs plural

Etymology

LSD is the short name made from the chemical words lysergic acid diethylamide. The 'acid' part helps you remember it is a powerful drug that can change what you see and feel.