psychotropic

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ -tropic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk

Adjective

psychotropic (comparative more psychotropic, superlative most psychotropic)

1. (pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

   Synonyms: psychoactive, mind-altering

   • 2014 January 28, Kat Kinsman, “10 things we learned about surviving anxiety”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “Medication can be part of a psychotropic arsenal,” he said, discussing one therapist who urged him to stop taking Xanax so he could address his anxiety directly and not mask the physical symptoms.

Translations

affecting the mind or mental processes

• Catalan: psicotròpic
• Chinese:

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• Czech: psychotropní (cs)
• Estonian: psühhotroopne (et)
• Finnish: psykotrooppinen (fi)
• French: psychotrope (fr)
• Italian: psicotropo (it)
• Polish: psychotropowy
• Russian: психотро́пный (ru) (psixotrópnyj)

Noun

psychotropic (plural psychotropics)

1. (pharmacology) A psychotropic drug or agent.

Related terms

• psychotropism

Translations

psychotropic drug or agent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: psykotrooppinen aine
• French: psychotrope (fr) m
• Polish: psychotrop (pl) m
• Russian: психотро́п (ru) (psixotróp)

Anagrams

• propsychotic