A drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.
deliriant
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deliriant.
Editorial note
It's being used in the broad sense of hallucinogen (ie the drug is a dissociative, deliriant, or psychedelic).
Quick take
A drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for deliriant.
noun
A drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.
Example sentences
It's being used in the broad sense of hallucinogen (ie the drug is a dissociative, deliriant, or psychedelic).
And as a hallucinogen it's a deliriant which means you could literally run into traffic thinking you're taking a stroll through a beautiful forest(this is an actual deliriant trip report that exists btw, though the drug was datura).
Cannabinoids are very unique drugs in that they provoke some combination of stimulant, sedative, psychedelic, dissociative and deliriant effects.
The chemical weapon QNB, also called BZ is another example of a long-acting deliriant.
Nutmeg is a deliriant on really high doses, and most deliriants are not controlled substances, though they may be classified as poisons.
I don’t have high hopes for DXM, it’s more of a deliriant less so a dissociative, imagine fever dream.
Their sheer potency leads to a domination of dissociative and deliriant effects.
If I had to classify it, I'd put it in the deliriant class, but it has some dissociative properties too.
For the first part, datura is an anticholinergic neurotoxin, a deliriant.
It's not deliriant-esque in it's effects at all, IME.
In low to moderate doses they act as a deliriant which is why they were commonly added to low-quality beer but at high doses things get really weird.
See also spiders and DPH (another deliriant).
Quote examples
A "deliriant" is an entirely different class of drugs to psychedelics.
In my (and friend's) experience it intensifies emotions and senses but doesn't produce anything new, nor is it so intense as to be a "deliriant".
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How do you use deliriant in a sentence?
It's being used in the broad sense of hallucinogen (ie the drug is a dissociative, deliriant, or psychedelic).
What does deliriant mean?
A drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.
What part of speech is deliriant?
deliriant is commonly used as noun.