deliriant

[ dih-leer-ee-uhnt ]

adjective

1. involving or causing delirium.

noun

1. a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deliriant¹

First recorded in 1880–85; deliri(um) + -ant

Example Sentences

When myristicin — a deliriant — is metabolized, it converts to MMDA, a substance similar to MDMA, better known as ecstasy.

From Salon

In November an international research team revealed that chewed-up wads of datura, a plant that acts as a deliriant, had been found jammed in the ceiling cracks of a location known as Pinwheel Cave.

From Salon

“It’s also unstable, chaotic, contradictory, stupid, deliriant and inefficient.”

From Los Angeles Times

"What kind of deliriant have you been taking tonight?"

From Project Gutenberg

The deliriant weed held no terrors for him now.

From Project Gutenberg