noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A drug that numbs the pain in the body.

   "Near-synonym: analgesia"

2. 2
   a medicine used to relieve pain wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

analgesicanalgesicanalgesiaanestheticanodynepain pill

Example

More examples

"If you have pain, take a painkiller."

Etymology

From pain + killer.

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