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bad trip en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From bad + trip, first use appears c. 1966 in the periodical Life.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, qualifier:drug use, slang) An acute adverse psychological reaction to the effects produced under the influence of psychoactive substances, namely hallucinogens.
    • I had a bad trip on shrooms where got a panic attack so bad, I called the paramedics to check on me.

Forms

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Antonyms

euphoria

Synonyms

psychedelic crisis · bummer

Translations (15)

nl bad trip (psychedelic crisis) · sv snedtändning (psychedelic crisis) · fi paha matka (psychedelic crisis) · sv snedtripp (psychedelic crisis) · fr mauvais voyage (psychedelic crisis) · fr bad trip (psychedelic crisis) · de Horrortrip (psychedelic crisis) · pl bad trip (psychedelic crisis) · he התקף פסיכדלי (psychedelic crisis) · fi paha trippi (psychedelic crisis) · es mal viaje (psychedelic crisis) · ru бэд трип (psychedelic crisis) · fr mauvais délire (psychedelic crisis) · sv snetripp (psychedelic crisis) · no psykedelisk krise (psychedelic crisis)

wikipedia: Life (magazine)