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depressant

/dɪ'prɛsənt/

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noun
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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downer sedative sedative drug

type of:
medicine street drug drug of abuse medicament medication medicinal drug
adjective
capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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somnific soporiferous soporific tranquilising tranquilizing tranquillising tranquillizing ataractic ataraxic hypnagogic hypnogogic narcotic narcotising narcotizing relaxant sedative somniferous

Opposite:

stimulative

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