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tranquilizer

/ˈtɹæ̞ŋkwɪläɪ̯zə/ UK
/ˈtɹæ̝ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/ US
/ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/ US
/ˈtɹɛ̃ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/ US

noun tranquilizers · tranquiliser · tranquilliser · tranquillizer

That which tranquillizes or soothes.
A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.
Similar: ataractic, tranq, sedative
broadly A gun that fires sedative darts.
Similar: ataractic, tranq, sedative

Similar: trank, tranq

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noun

Similar: trank, tranq

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noun drug used to reduce anxiety or tension

日本語	精神安定剤 seishin anteizai, 鎮静薬 chinseiyaku
中文	鎮靜劑 /镇静剂 zhènjìngjì, 鎮靜藥 /镇静药 zhènjìngyào
Português	tranquilizante
Italiano	ansiolitico
Ελληνικά	ηρεμιστικό iremistikó, αγχολυτικό ancholytikó
Русский	транквилиза́тор trankvilizátor, успокои́тельное uspokoítelʹnoje
עברית	תְּרוּפַת הַרְגָעָה trufàt hargaá, כָּדוּר הַרְגָעָה kadùr hargaá

noun anything that tranquillizes or soothes

Português	tranquilizador
Ελληνικά	ηρεμιστικό iremistikó, καταπραϋντικό katapraÿntikó
Русский	успокои́тельное uspokoítelʹnoje, транквилиза́тор trankvilizátor

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@misc{tranquilizer_2026,
  title = {tranquilizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tranquilizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}