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tranquillizer

tran·quil·iz·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trang-kwuh-lahy-zer]
    • /ˈtræŋ kwəˌlaɪ zər/
    • /ˈtræŋ.kwɪ.laɪ.zər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trang-kwuh-lahy-zer]
    • /ˈtræŋ kwəˌlaɪ zər/

Definitions of tranquillizer word

  • noun tranquillizer a person or thing that tranquilizes. 1
  • noun tranquillizer a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep. 1
  • noun tranquillizer antianxiety drug. 1
  • noun tranquillizer antipsychotic (def 2). 1
  • countable noun tranquillizer A tranquillizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious. Tranquillizers are sometimes used to make people or animals become sleepy or unconscious. 0
  • noun tranquillizer a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness 0
See all 7 definitions of tranquillizer

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Origin of tranquillizer

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; tranquilize + -er1

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Parts of speech for Tranquillizer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tranquillizer

tranquillizer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for tranquillizer

noun tranquillizer

  • barbiturate — A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.
  • barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
  • calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
  • hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
All 4 Synonyms of tranquillizer

Antonyms for tranquillizer

noun tranquillizer

  • antidepressant — An antidepressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
Just one Antonym for tranquillizer

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