Psychotropism
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The desire for or pursuit of altered states of consciousness. countable, uncountable
"When the level of illicit drug use is added to this, it becomes apparent that psychotropism is something which affects something like half the population in America."
- 2 The alteration of one's mental state or brain structure. countable, uncountable
"It seems that N-methyl substitution tends unspecifically to increase psychotropism of different compounds without predetermining the quality of the effect being enhanced."
- 3 The desire for mental stimulation and knowledge. countable, uncountable
"What is the explanation of this greatest of all the tropic or turning responses of nature – psychotropism?"
Example
More examples"When the level of illicit drug use is added to this, it becomes apparent that psychotropism is something which affects something like half the population in America."
Etymology
From psycho- + -tropism.
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