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painkiller

pain·kill·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peyn-kil-er]
    • /ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər/
    • /ˈpeɪnˌkɪl.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peyn-kil-er]
    • /ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər/

Definitions of painkiller word

  • noun painkiller a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic. 1
  • noun painkiller drug that eases pain 1
  • noun painkiller tablet or pill taken to ease pain 1
  • countable noun painkiller A painkiller is a drug which reduces or stops physical pain. 0
  • noun painkiller an analgesic drug or agent 0
  • noun painkiller anything that relieves pain 0

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Origin of painkiller

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; pain + killer

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Parts of speech for Painkiller

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

painkiller popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

painkiller usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for painkiller

noun painkiller

  • analgesic — An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
  • hard drug — an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
  • hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
  • laudanum — a tincture of opium.
  • lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.

adjective painkiller

  • anodyne — If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.

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