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A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
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anxiolytic
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: minor tranquilizer , minor tranquillizer , minor tranquilliser , antianxiety drug , anxiolytic drug ]
Wiktionary
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a. That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing n. (context medicine English) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
An anxiolytic (also antipanic or antianxiety agent ) is a medication or other intervention that inhibits anxiety . This effect is in contrast to anxiogenic agents, which increase anxiety. Together these categories of psychoactive compounds or interventions ...
Usage examples of anxiolytic.
Humantown, to the infirmary, where she was dressed in warm hospital whites and put to bed with graduated doses of some gentle anxiolytic drug.
Some doctors prescribe anxiolytics, like Valium, on the assumption that the real problem is anxiety.