painkiller

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painkiller

/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/

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From pain + killer.

noun painkillers · pain killer

A drug that numbs the pain in the body. Near-synonym: analgesia
Similar: PK, analgesic, analgesia

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noun a drug that numbs the pain in the body

Español	analgésico
한국어	진통제 jintongje
日本語	痛み止め itamidome, 鎮静剤 chinseizai
中文	止痛藥 /止痛药 zhǐtòngyào, 鎮痛劑 /镇痛剂 zhèntòngjì
Português	analgésico
Français	analgésique, antidouleur
Deutsch	Schmerzmittel
Italiano	antidolorifico, analgesico
Ελληνικά	παυσίπονο pafsípono
Română	analgezic
Русский	анальге́тик analʹgétik, обезбо́ливающее obezbólivajuščeje, болеутоля́ющее boleutoljájuščeje
Tiếng Việt	thuốc giảm đau
العربية	ضِدَّ الأَلَم ḍidda l-ʔalam, مُسَكِّن musakkin
עברית	משכך כאבים meshakeḥ ke'evim

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@misc{painkiller_2026,
  title = {painkiller},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/painkiller},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}