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
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Early 21st century rave, ‘70s glam-rock party, ‘90s discotheque, ‘80s fitness center, cozy piano lounge — all fitting for her updates of throwback-minded Europop, house, R&B, power balladry, funk and psychedelia, all usually filtered through disco grooves and sent up with addictive choruses.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie, another virtuoso keyboardist and bandleader — Palmieri reflected the city’s inner turmoil and avant-garde tendencies through a propulsive patchwork of jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms, funk, and psychedelia.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
In the late 1960s, his fellow Brit Marc Bolan — frontman of Tyrannosaurus Rex, which later became T. Rex — was concurrently paying dues and shaping a new sound that would inject a mix of esoteric lyrics, folkie psychedelia and androgyny into old-time rock & roll.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
There were bands making heavy music before Black Sabbath; heavy blues, heavy psychedelia, heavy soul.
—John Darnielle, Pitchfork, 24 July 2025
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie, another virtuoso keyboardist and bandleader — Palmieri reflected the city’s inner turmoil and avant-garde tendencies through a propulsive patchwork of jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms, funk, and psychedelia.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
In the late 1960s, his fellow Brit Marc Bolan — frontman of Tyrannosaurus Rex, which later became T. Rex — was concurrently paying dues and shaping a new sound that would inject a mix of esoteric lyrics, folkie psychedelia and androgyny into old-time rock & roll.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
There were bands making heavy music before Black Sabbath; heavy blues, heavy psychedelia, heavy soul.
—John Darnielle, Pitchfork, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychedelia
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“Psychedelia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychedelia. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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