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    TRANQUILLIZER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarityplay

    Synonyms:

    antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("tranquillizer" is a kind of...):

    psychotropic agent (a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness)

    sedative-hypnotic; sedative-hypnotic drug (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tranquillizer"):

    antipsychotic; antipsychotic agent; antipsychotic drug; major tranquilizer; major tranquilliser; major tranquillizer; neuroleptic; neuroleptic agent; neuroleptic drug (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired)

    antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)

    Derivation:

    tranquillize (cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to)

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