downer (redirected from Downers)

down·er  (dounr)

n. Slang

1. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer.

2. One that depresses, such as an experience or person.

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downer [ˈdaʊnə]

n Slang

1. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Also called down a barbiturate, tranquillizer, or narcotic Compare upper

2. a depressing experience

3. (Psychology) a state of depression he's on a downer today

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

downer - a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person depressant, sedative, sedative drug chloral hydrate - a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive drug of abuse, street drug - 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 Doriden, glutethimide - sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug - a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep

Translations

downer [ˈdaʊnəʳ] N

1. (= tranquilizer) → tranquilizante m

2. (= depressing experience) → experiencia f deprimente

downer [ˈdaʊnə^r] n

to be a downer (= depressing) → être déprimant(e)
to be on a downer (= depressed) → faire de la déprime

(= drug) → tranquillisant m

downer

n

(Drugs inf) → Downer m (sl), → Beruhigungsmittel nt

(inf: = depressing experience) for divorced people, Christmas can be a downer → für Geschiedene kann Weihnachten einen Tiefpunkt bedeuten; she’s on a real downer just now → sie ist zurzeit richtig depressiv

downer [ˈdaʊnəʳ] n (fam) (drug) → sedativo
to be on a downer (depressed) → essere giù