hallucinogen

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UK/ˌhæl.uːˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/US/həˈluː.sɪ.nə.d͡ʒɛn/

noun

Any substance tending to induce hallucination.

Similar
hallucinogenic drugpsychedelic drug
OriginAncient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os →
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Meanings

nounhallucinogen (plural hallucinogens)

plural hallucinogens

  1. Any substance tending to induce hallucination.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences

Similar
hallucinogenic drugpsychedelic drug
Broader
psychoactive drugmind-altering drugconsciousness-altering drug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishhallucination
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  5. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  6. Englishhallucinogen

From hallucination + -o- (interconsonantal) + -gen (“producer”).

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Translations

Catalan al·lucinogen
  • al·lucinogenthat which causes hallucinations
Chinese Mandarin 迷幻劑 /迷幻剂
  • 迷幻劑 /迷幻剂 (míhuànjì)that which causes hallucinations
Czech halucinogen
  • halucinogenthat which causes hallucinations
Dutch hallucinogeen
  • hallucinogeenthat which causes hallucinations
Estonian hallutsinogeen
  • hallutsinogeenthat which causes hallucinations
Finnish hallusinogeeni
  • hallusinogeenithat which causes hallucinations
French hallucinogène
  • hallucinogènethat which causes hallucinations
German Halluzinogen
  • Halluzinogenthat which causes hallucinations
Greek παραισθησιογόνο
  • παραισθησιογόνο (paraisthisiogóno)that which causes hallucinations
Hungarian hallucinogén
  • hallucinogénthat which causes hallucinations
Korean 환각제
  • 환각제 (hwan'gakje)that which causes hallucinations
Persian توهمزا
  • توهمزا (tavahhom-zâ)that which causes hallucinations
Polish halucynogen
  • halucynogenthat which causes hallucinations
Portuguese alucinógeno
  • alucinógenothat which causes hallucinations
Russian галлюциноге́н
  • галлюциноге́н (galljucinogén)that which causes hallucinations
Spanish alucinógeno
  • alucinógenothat which causes hallucinations
Swedish hallucinogen
  • hallucinogenthat which causes hallucinations
Turkish halüsinojen
  • halüsinojenthat which causes hallucinations
Ukrainian галюциноге́н
  • галюциноге́н (haljucynohén)that which causes hallucinations
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hallucinogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallucinogen

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“hallucinogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallucinogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hallucinogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallucinogen.

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