Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hallucinogenic

/həˌlusɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: hal-lu-cino-gen-ic
IPA: /həˌlusɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

producing hallucinations

noun

a substance that is a hallucinogen.

Example Sentences

"After eating some hallucinogenic mushrooms, he said he saw a lot of pretty colors."
"hallucinogenics are sometimes used in indigenous people's religious rites."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hallucination Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English hallucinogen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hallucinogenic From hallucinogen + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /həˌlusɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
British English: /həˌluːsɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk/

Inflected Forms

more hallucinogenic (comparative) most hallucinogenic (superlative) hallucinogenics (plural)

Derived Forms

hallucinogenically hallucinogenicity semihallucinogenic subhallucinogenic

Frequently Paired Words

hallucinogen

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic transgenic fenech splenic eugenic psychogenic orogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce hallucinogenic?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˌlusɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/.
What does hallucinogenic mean?: producing hallucinations
Where does hallucinogenic come from?: Etymology tree English hallucination Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English hallucinogen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hallucinogenic From hallucinogen + -ic.

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