hard drug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrd druhg]
- /hɑrd drʌg/
- /hɑːd drʌɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd druhg]
- /hɑrd drʌg/

Definitions of hard drug words

noun hard drug an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin. 1
noun plural hard drug cocaine, heroin, etc. 1
noun hard drug a strong, usually illegal, drug which is likely to cause addiction 0
noun hard drug a potent drug, such as heroin or cocaine, that usually leads to physical or psychological dependency 0

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Origin of hard drug

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Hard drug

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hard drug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

hard drug usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hard drug

noun hard drug

anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
opium — the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
sedative — tending to calm or soothe.

All 25 Synonyms of hard drug