tear gas
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tear gas
- /ˈtɪə ɡæs/ UK
- /ˈtɪː ɡæs/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtɪɹ ɡæs/ US
noun tear gases · tear gasses · teargas
- Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense. The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, emp
verb tear gases · tear gasses · tear gassing · tear gassed · teargas
- To use tear gas. The riot squad tear gassed the mob.
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noun chemical compound
| Español | gas lacrimógeno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 최루 가스 choeru gaseu, 최루제 choeruje |
| 日本語 | 催涙ガス sairui gasu, 催涙剤 sairuizai |
| 中文 | 催淚瓦斯 /催泪瓦斯 cuīlèi wǎsī, 催淚氣體 /催泪气体 cuīlèi qìtǐ, 催淚彈 /催泪弹 cuīlèidàn, 催淚煙 /催泪烟 cuīlèiyān |
| हिन्दी | अश्रु गैस aśru gais, आँसू गैस ā̃sū gais |
| Português | gás lacrimogéneo, gás lacrimogêneo |
| Français | gaz lacrymogène, lacrymo |
| Deutsch | Tränengas |
| Italiano | gas lacrimogeno |
| Ελληνικά | δακρυγόνο dakrygóno |
| Română | gaz lacrimogen |
| Русский | слезоточи́вый газ slezotočívyj gaz |
| Tiếng Việt | hơi cay |
| العربية | الْغَاز الْمَسِيل لِلْدَمُوع al-ḡāz al-masīl li-l-damūʕ |
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@misc{tear_gas_2026,
title = {tear gas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tear%20gas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
