psychedelia

noun

psy·​che·​de·​lia ˌsī-kə-ˈdēl-yə 

1

: the world of people, phenomena, or items associated with psychedelic drugs

2

: psychedelic music

Examples of psychedelia in a Sentence

the tie-dyed fashions of psychedelia

music ranging from jazz to disco to '60s psychedelia

Recent Examples on the Web

But for all of that motion, Pond occupy a surprisingly stagnant place in modern psychedelia. —Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

A bit of psychedelia, a cache of trumpets and a dollop of cheesy razzle-dazzle (The Beatles starred in a TV movie of the same name). —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026

The eclectic Canadian instrumental act The Sadies is conversant in surf, garage, roots rock, psychedelia and many other sounds. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026

Watching their metronomic thriller does more to suggest the arrival of a hyper-sexualized answer to the Coen brothers than the progeny of William Gibson or the progenitors of multiplex psychedelia. —Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English psychedelic

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for psychedelia

• adelia
• borrelia
• camellia
• lobelia
• melia
• telia
• syringomyelia