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antipsychotic

an·ti·psy·chot·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-sahy-kot-ik, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti saɪˈkɒt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-sahy-kot-ik, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti saɪˈkɒt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antipsychotic word

  • adjective antipsychotic preventing or treating psychosis 3
  • noun antipsychotic any antipsychotic drug, such as chlorpromazine: used to treat such conditions as schizophrenia 3
  • adjective antipsychotic tranquilizing; neuroleptic 3
  • noun antipsychotic an antipsychotic drug 3
  • adjective antipsychotic of or relating to any of various substances used in the treatment of psychosis, especially schizophrenia, and acute or severe states of mania, depression, or paranoia. 1
  • noun antipsychotic Also called major tranquilizer, neuroleptic. any such substance, as the phenothiazines. 1
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Origin of antipsychotic

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; anti- + psychotic

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Parts of speech for Antipsychotic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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antipsychotic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • haloperidol

    a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.

  • major tranquilizer

    antipsychotic (def 2).

  • neuroleptic

    (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.

  • tardive dyskinesia

    a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.

  • thioridazine

    a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.

  • thiothixene

    a potent antipsychotic, C 23 H 29 N 3 O 2 S 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia and related psychoses.
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