psychotoxic

[ sahy-koh-tok-sik ]

adjective

, Pharmacology.

1. toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.

Other Words From

• psy·cho·tox·ic·i·ty [sahy-koh-tok-, sis, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychotoxic¹

First recorded in 1960–65; psycho- + toxic