Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychoactive

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: psy-choac-tive
IPA: /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affecting the mind or mental processes.

noun

Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.

Example Sentences

"LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs."
"Ng blows out more smoke, thinking. "As we learned in Vietnam, high-powered weapons are so sensorily overwhelming that they are similar to psychoactive drugs."
"LSD and DMT are psychoactives."

Etymology

From psycho- + active.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psycho

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/

Inflected Forms

more psychoactive (comparative) most psychoactive (superlative) psychoactives (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpsychoactive psychoactively

Phrases

derived psychoactive cannabis product

Frequently Paired Words

psychoactivation psychoactivity

Synonyms

psychotropic

Questions

How do you pronounce psychoactive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/.
What does psychoactive mean?: Affecting the mind or mental processes.
Where does psychoactive come from?: From psycho- + active.

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