English > antianxiety agent: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity. |
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| Synonyms | tranquilizer, tranquillizer, tranquilliser, ataractic drug, ataractic agent, ataractic |
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| Narrower | major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic drug, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect / effect is desired |
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| minor tranquilizer, minor tranquillizer, minor tranquilliser, antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug | A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
| Broader | psychotropic agent | A chemical substance that can influence human consciousness |
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| sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug | A sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep |
| Spanish | ataráxico, barbitúrico, tranquilizante |
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| Catalan | ataractic agent, ataractic, ataràctic, tranquilitzant, tranquil·litzant |
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