psychodysleptic

psychodysleptic

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ dys- +‎ -leptic, probably after French psychodysleptique.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sʌɪkəʊdɪˈslɛptɪk/

Adjective

psychodysleptic (comparative more psychodysleptic, superlative most psychodysleptic)

1. That brings on a dreamlike mental state; hallucinogenic. [from 20th c.]
   • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 67:

     Bridget Boone […] invited me to consider a couple of late-night bongs, as a kind of psychodysleptic Sominex, to help me sleep […].

Noun

psychodysleptic (plural psychodysleptics)

1. Such a substance