Meanings
comparative more psychotropic · superlative most psychotropic
- medicineAffecting the mind or mental processes.
“Medication can be part of a psychotropic arsenal,” he said, discussing one therapist who urged him to stop taking Xanax so he could address his anxiety directly and not mask the physical symptoms.
2014 January 28, Kat Kinsman, “10 things we learned about surviving anxiety”, in CNNSynonyms: psychoactive, mind-altering
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAffecting the mind or mental processes.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveaffecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
- Englishpsycho-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishpsychotropic
Translations
Catalan psicotròpic, psicòtrop
- psicotròpicaffecting the mind or mental processes
- psicòtroppsychotropic drug or agent
Czech psychotropní
- psychotropníaffecting the mind or mental processes
Estonian psühhotroopne
- psühhotroopneaffecting the mind or mental processes
Finnish psykotrooppinen, psykotrooppinen aine
- psykotrooppinenaffecting the mind or mental processes
- psykotrooppinen ainepsychotropic drug or agent
French psychotrope, psychotrope
- psychotropeaffecting the mind or mental processes
- psychotropepsychotropic drug or agent
Italian psicotropo, psicotropo
- psicotropoaffecting the mind or mental processes
- psicotropopsychotropic drug or agent
Polish psychotropowy, psychotrop
- psychotropowyaffecting the mind or mental processes
- psychotroppsychotropic drug or agent
Russian психотро́пный, психотро́п
- психотро́пный (psixotrópnyj)affecting the mind or mental processes
- психотро́п (psixotróp)psychotropic drug or agent
Turkish psikotrop, psikoaktif
- psikotropaffecting the mind or mental processes
- psikoaktifaffecting the mind or mental processes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with psychotropic
Anagrams
Cite this entry
psychotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychotropic
“psychotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychotropic.
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