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tranquillizer(dictionary)

tranquillizer (iou)



tranquillizer noun. Also tranquilliser, *tranquilizer. E19.
[from TRANQUILLIZE + -ER1. Cf. TRANK noun2.]
A person who or thing which tranquillizes someone or something; spec. a drug for the reduction of tension or anxiety.
major tranquillizer a tranquillizer of the kind used to treat psychotic states. minor tranquillizer a tranquillizer of the kind used to treat anxiety states; esp. a benzodiazepine.
I. Illich Dependence on prescribed tranquillizers has risen.