mind-expanding

[ mahynd-ik-span-ding ]

adjective

1. heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way:

   mind-expanding drugs.

mind-expanding

adjective

1. (of a drug such as LSD) causing a sensation of heightened consciousness; psychedelic

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind-expanding¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

“Then, how do you have a mind-expanding experience, but, most importantly, how do you then integrate that into your life to be more fulfilled?”

From Los Angeles Times

Money is pouring into the fledgling psychedelic medicine industry, with dozens of startup companies vying to be among the first to sell mind-expanding drugs for depression, addiction and other mental health conditions.

From Seattle Times

But the new hang in Sydney, across both buildings, is exhilarating and mind-expanding.

From Washington Post

It almost feels unfair, when patients are burdened, especially when they're burdened with the harrowing, mind-expanding experience a sick child, to learn this system.

From Salon

The result is a mind-expanding inquiry on anthropology — how it speaks and for whom — and on cinema itself.

From New York Times

Related Words

• hallucinatory
• kaleidoscopic
• multicolored