tran·quil·iz·er

also tran·quil·liz·er (trăng′kwə-līz′ər, trăn′-)

1. One that serves to tranquilize, as soothing music.

2. Any of various drugs used to reduce tension or anxiety; an antianxiety agent.

3. Any of various drugs used to treat psychotic states; an antipsychotic drug. Not in scientific use.

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tranquillizer

(ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə) ,

tranquilliser

tranquilizer

1. (Pharmacology) a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness

2. anything that tranquillizes

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Noun

tranquillizer - a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser

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

tranquillizer

noun sedative, opiate, barbiturate, downer (slang), red (slang), bromide 100 tablets of a powerful tranquillizer

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Translations

مُهَدِّئ

sedativumuklidňující prostředek

beroligende middelberoligende pille

Beruhigungsmittel

ηρεμιστικό

sedante tranquilizante

rauhoittava lääke

calmant tranquillisant

sredstvo za uspavljivanje

róandi lyf

tranquillante

精神安定剤

신경 안정제

lugnande medel

ยากล่อมประสาท

sakinleştirici yatıştırıcı

thuốc an thần

镇定剂

tranquillizer

tranquilizer (US) [ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪzəʳ] N (Med) → tranquilizante m

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tranquillizer

[ˈtræŋkwəlaɪzə^r] n → tranquillisant m
to be on tranquillizers → prendre des tranquillisants
She's on tranquillizers → Elle prend des tranquillisants.

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tranquillizer

, (US) tranquilizer

n → Beruhigungstablette f, → Beruhigungsmittel nt

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tranquillizer

tranquilizer (Am) [ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪz/əʳ] n (Med) → tranquillante m

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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.

tranquillizer

→ مُهَدِّئ sedativum beroligende middel Beruhigungsmittel ηρεμιστικό sedante, tranquilizante rauhoittava lääke calmant sredstvo za uspavljivanje tranquillante 精神安定剤 신경 안정제 tranquillizer beroligende middel środek uspokajający tranquilizante транквилизатор lugnande medel ยากล่อมประสาท sakinleştirici thuốc an thần 镇定剂

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Let us add that the church, that vast church, which surrounded her on every side, which guarded her, which saved her, was itself a sovereign tranquillizer. The solemn lines of that architecture, the religious attitude of all the objects which surrounded the young girl, the serene and pious thoughts which emanated, so to speak, from all the pores of that stone, acted upon her without her being aware of it.

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Nightfall, which in the frost of winter comes as a fiend and in the warmth of summer as a lover, came as a tranquillizer on this March day.

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Forest official denied any overdose of tranquillizer as the possible cause of death.

Tiger dies in Sariska after tranquilization

"Efforts to persuade Margaash to return to his enclosure failed and as the animal was close to surrounding woodland and dark was approaching, the vet did not believe a tranquillizer dart was a safe option due to the amount of time the drug takes to work."

British zoo defends decision to kill escaped snow leopard

The most commonly used tranquillizer in the Balkans is diazepam, known in the West as Valium.

Pill addiction grips the Balkans The use of tranquillisers and antidepressants appears to be on the rise in south-eastern Europe, as people struggle to recover from recent wars and cope with the stresses of modern consumerism

The changing research context (tranquillizer consumption for health purposes or for recreational use), the lack of a standard measure approach (prevalence rates have been estimated based on intervals from one day, to one month, to one year), or the relatively low rate of reported use, induce researchers to pay attention to new dimensions of tranquillizer consumption.

Socioeconomic differences in tranquillizer use among Spanish adolescents

Nusseibeh likened the many unimplemented UN resolutions to a tranquillizer given to his people to console them for their political and geographical losses.

Palestinians and Israelis call for Peace

The exposed population represents persons who filled a prescription for a BZD sedative (triazolam or flurazepam) or a BZD tranquillizer (oxazopam, lorazepam or diazepam) between 1979 and 1986.

New evidence on benzodiazepine use and falls: the time factor

The court heard Chadwick claimed that even before her mother died in 1989 she was severely addicted to a now-banned tranquillizer.

Dead mother's pension drawn