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psychotropic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Affecting the mind or mental processes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychoactive, mind-altering

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A psychotropic drug or agent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • psychoactive drugs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychoactive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic English psychotropic From psycho- + -tropic.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: psicotròpic — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Czech: psychotropní — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Estonian: psühhotroopne — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Finnish: psykotrooppinen — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • French: psychotrope — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Italian: psicotropo — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Polish: psychotropowy — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Russian: психотро́пный (psixotrópnyj) — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Turkish: psikotrop — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Turkish: psikoaktif — affecting the mind or mental processes
  • Catalan: psicòtrop — psychotropic drug or agent
  • Finnish: psykotrooppinen aine — psychotropic drug or agent
  • French: psychotrope — psychotropic drug or agent
  • Italian: psicotropo — psychotropic drug or agent
  • Polish: psychotrop — psychotropic drug or agent
  • Russian: психотро́п (psixotróp) — psychotropic drug or agent