WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al′tered state′ of con′sciousness,
- Psychologyany modification of the normal state of consciousness or awareness, including drowsiness or sleep and also states created by the use of alcohol, drugs, hypnosis, or techniques of meditation.
- 1970–75
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