tranquilliser


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Related to tranquilliser: tranquilizer, tranquilisers
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Noun1.tranquilliser - a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental claritytranquilliser - a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, 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
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
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Translations
مُسَكِّن، مُهَدِّئ
róandi lyf

tranquil

(trӕŋkwil) adjective
quiet; peaceful. Life in the country is not always tranquil.
ˈtranquilly adverb
tranˈquillity noun
ˈtranquillizer, ˈtranquilliser noun
a drug especially a pill to calm the nerves or cause sleep. He took a tranquillizer.
tranquillity is spelt with two ls.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Surely the police can carry a tranquilliser gun in such emergencies where they know that an animal is involved, instead of killing them.
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"They could always use the tranquilliser darts that they use on wild animals and animals in the zoo.
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"I began with a light tranquilliser in school but it gradually stopped affecting me, so I turned to sedatives, which back then were sold freely," says 'Radost', recalling the start of her long history of addiction.
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