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psychotoxic

American

[sahy-koh-tok-sik] / ˌsaɪ koʊˈtɒk sɪk /

adjective

Pharmacology.

toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.

Other Word Forms

psychotoxicity noun

Etymology

Origin of psychotoxic

First recorded in 1960–65; psycho- + toxic

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