depressant – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
depressant
n.
someone or something that depresses; substance which depresses bodily activity (i.e. alcohol); sedative, drug that reduces tension and anxiety
adj.
sedative, reducing the vital activities (Medicine); causing depression; reducing economic activity
Depressant
A
depressant, or
central depressant, is a
drug that lowers
neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce
arousal or
stimulation, in various areas of the brain. Depressants are also occasionally referred to as "downers" as they lower the level of arousal when taken.
Stimulants or "uppers" increase mental and/or physical function, hence the opposite
drug class of depressants is stimulants, not
antidepressants.
depressant
Noun
1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
(synonym) sedative, sedative drug, downer
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) benzodiazepine
(derivation) depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
Adjective
1. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
(antonym) stimulative
(similar) ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquilising
Depressant
(n.)
An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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depressant
Synonyms and related words:
Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dial, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Sulfonal, Trional, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anodyne, barb, barbital, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, barbituric acid, belladonna, black, black stuff, bleak, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, bromide, calmative, cheerless, chloral hydrate, codeine, codeine cough syrup, depressing, depressive, depressor, dismal, dispiriting, dolly, downer, dreary, goofball, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hyoscyamine, hypnotic, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus, meperidine, methadone, morphia, morphine, narcotic, opiate, opium, oppressive, pacifier, pain killer, paraldehyde, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, red, reserpine, scag, scopolamine, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, sleep-inducer, sleeper, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium bromide, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, tar, thalidomide, tranquilizer, turps, white stuff, yellow, yellow jacket
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
