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Word

absinthismic

Phoneticsab·sinthis·mic

Definition

adj. describing something that is very strange, wild, or difficult to understand. It is a rare word used to talk about things that feel like a dream or a hallucination.

adj. characterised by a dreamlike, hallucinatory, or highly unusual quality. Often used to describe experiences or environments that feel detached from reality.

Examples

“The old house had an absinthismic atmosphere.”

“The artist's latest collection features absinthismic landscapes that seem to shift and change as you look at them.”

“The protagonist's journey through the absinthismic streets of the city felt more like a feverish dream than a coherent narrative, leaving the reader disoriented and questioning the boundaries of reality.”

Examples

simple

“The old house had an absinthismic atmosphere.”

contextual

“The artist's latest collection features absinthismic landscapes that seem to shift and change as you look at them.”

complex

“The protagonist's journey through the absinthismic streets of the city felt more like a feverish dream than a coherent narrative, leaving the reader disoriented and questioning the boundaries of reality.”

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Frequency
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