Tranquillization: meaning, definitions and examples
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tranquillization
[ ˌtræŋkwəlaɪˈzeɪʃən ]
medical
The act of making someone calm or peaceful, often by the use of medication.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The patient was administered a tranquillization injection before the surgery.
- Tranquillization is sometimes necessary to manage severe anxiety.
- The tranquillization of the agitated individual helped de-escalate the situation.
Translations
Translations of the word "tranquillization" in other languages:
🇵🇹 tranquilização
🇮🇳 शांत करना
🇩🇪 Beruhigung
🇮🇩 penenangan
🇺🇦 заспокоєння
🇵🇱 uspokojenie
🇯🇵 鎮静 (ちんせい)
🇫🇷 tranquillisation
🇪🇸 tranquilización
🇹🇷 sakinleştirme
🇰🇷 진정 (jinjeong)
🇸🇦 تهدئة
🇨🇿 uklidnění
🇸🇰 upokojenie
🇨🇳 镇静 (zhènjìng)
🇸🇮 pomiritev
🇮🇸 róun
🇰🇿 тыныштандыру
🇬🇪 დამშვიდება
🇦🇿 sakitləşdirmə
🇲🇽 tranquilización
Etymology
The word 'tranquillization' originated from the combination of 'tranquil' and the suffix '-ization'. 'Tranquil' comes from the Latin word 'tranquillus', meaning calm or peaceful. The use of 'tranquillization' in a medical context became popular in the mid-20th century with the advancement of psychiatric treatments and medications for calming purposes.
See also: tranquility, tranquilize, tranquilizer, tranquilizing, tranquillizer, tranquilly.