sedative
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1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | drug of abuse, street drug, |
| definition | : | a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, |
| definition | : | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chloral hydrate, |
| definition | : | a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | doriden, glutethimide, |
| definition | : | sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug, |
| definition | : | a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep (noun.artifact) |
2. tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)
| similar | : | depressant, |
| definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
3. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down, |
| definition | : | cause to come or go down (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down, |
| definition | : | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | depressant, |
| definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing, |
| definition | : | tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all) |
4. tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)
| derivation | : | depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug, |
| definition | : | a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | ataraxia, |
| definition | : | peace of mind (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body) |
5. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down, |
| definition | : | cause to come or go down (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down, |
| definition | : | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | depressant, |
| definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing, |
| definition | : | tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all) |
6. tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)
| derivation | : | depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug, |
| definition | : | a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | ataraxia, |
| definition | : | peace of mind (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body) |
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