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mind-altering

mind-altering

8 7.0
Makes a person think or feel differently
  • adjective
  • /maɪnd ˈɔːltərɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : alterador de la mente
  • Mind-altering substances, for example, may have been just the ticket for our friend Coleridge, but they are emphatically not recommended.
  • Mind-altering drugs

No, I mean, Buddhism does have one of the five precepts is not to use essentially mind altering substances.

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Examples

  • Hearing Dr. Caldicott lecture was a mind-altering experience, reaching to the deepest levels of the psyche.

    Academic text (1991)
  • One thing some of these people use is mind altering drugs, ayahuasca, psilocybin, isergic acid.

  • So this idea that drug effects are a combined effect of drug setting, I think is a basic to understanding how mind altering drugs work.

  • That is truly a mind-altering experience, sir.

  • But, as you say, it was a mind-altering drug.

    Blog text (6)
  • I never even thought about using a mind-altering substance.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Second, monetary stimulus on this scale really is a little bit like a powerful, mind-altering drug.

    Blog text (3)
  • Throughout history and across cultures, from the Arctic to middle America, humans have used mind-altering substances (Wasson, 1980).

    Academic text (2003)
  • Nathaniel takes a trip for us all by exploring the mind-altering properties of The 4th Wall and Techno Kitten Adventure.

    Blog text (25)
  • Many artists credit their creativity to the use of mind-altering substances during their process.

Synonyms

psychotropic
vsmind-altering
  • Specialized
9 8.8

A drug that changes the mind, feelings, or behavior

focuses on altering perception and consciousness rather than behavior
psychoactive
vsmind-altering
  • Specialized
6 7.4

Something that changes how you think, feel or notice things

targets inner mood or awareness changes rather than outward actions
mind-bending
vsmind-altering
  • Informal
4 8.6

Causes big changes in how you think or see things

covers general mood or perception changes rather than extreme hallucination effects
mind-expanding
vsmind-altering
  • NSFW
1 8.3

To make you feel more aware and see things differently

causes general mood or perception changes rather than broadened awareness

Antonyms

35 5.8

Making you feel serious and less cheerful after learning something worrying

How Mind-Altering

psychedelic
  • NSFW
19 7.9
mind-altering
  • NSFW
8 7.0
moderate
415 3.3
mild
107 1.0

Surface Forms

mind-altering positive
mind-alteringer comparative
mind-alterest superlative

Morphology

mind-altering = mind + altering (transparent) = mind + alter + ing

A compound of 'mind' and 'altering' (alter + -ing); the meaning 'causing changes to the mind' is directly derived from the components.

Etymology

The word mind-altering combines mind, meaning your thoughts and feelings, and altering, from alter, which means 'change' and is the same idea in alternative. So something mind-altering 'changes' the way you think, feel, or see the world.