drug holiday

drug hol·i·day

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhg hol-i-dey]
- /drʌg ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhg hol-i-dey]
- /drʌg ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ/

Definition of drug holiday words

noun drug holiday a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug. 1

Just one definition for drug holiday

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Drug holiday

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drug holiday

drug holiday popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drug holiday usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer