psychoactivation

noun

activation by a psychoactive substance

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nounpsychoactivation (plural psychoactivations)

plural psychoactivations

  1. activation by a psychoactive substance

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  6. Proto-Italic*agō
  7. Latinagō
  8. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  9. Latināctīvu
  10. Old Frenchactif
  11. Middle Englishactyf
  12. Englishactive
  13. Englishactivate
  14. Englishactivation
  15. Englishpsychoactivation

From psycho- + activation.

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APA

psychoactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoactivation

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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