psytrance

English

Etymology

Short for psychedelic trance.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.tɹɑːns/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːns
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.tɹæns/
  • Rhymes: -æns

Noun

psytrance (uncountable)

1. A genre of trance music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high-tempo riffs.

Derived terms

• darkpsy

Related terms

• psybient
• psychill
• psyculture
• psydub

Translations

subgenre of electronic dance music

• Arabic: ترانس مخدر m (trāns muḵaddir), ساي ترانس m (sāyi trāns)
• French: psytrance (fr) f, psy-trance (fr) f
• Russian: псай-транс m (psaj-trans)