bad trip

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bad trip

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

noun bad trips

  1. idiomatic, 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.

    Similar: bummer, psychedelic crisis · Opposite: euphoria

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noun psychedelic crisis

Españolmal viaje
Françaismauvais délire, mauvais voyage, bad trip
DeutschHorrortrip
Русскийбэд трип bɛd trip
עבריתהתקף פסיכדלי

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@misc{bad_trip_2026,
  title = {bad trip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20trip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}