truth drug

truth drug
noun
an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely
• Syn: ↑truth serum
• Hypernyms: ↑intravenous anesthetic

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noun

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truth drug or truth serum noun
Any of various drugs, such as scopolamine or thiopentone sodium, which make subjects under questioning less wary in their replies
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Main Entry: ↑truth

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truth drug UK US noun [countable] [singular truth drug plural truth drugs]
a drug used for trying to make someone tell the truth
Thesaurus: types and forms of medicinehyponym

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truth drug,
= truth serum. (Cf. ↑truth serum)

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ˈtruth drug 7 [truth drug] noun
a drug that is believed to be able to put sb into a state where they will answer questions with the truth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • truth drug — truth .drug BrE truth .serum AmE n [U and C] a drug that is supposed to make people tell the truth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • truth drug — trüth n TRUTH SERUM …   Medical dictionary

  • truth drug — ☆ truth drug n. an anesthetic or hypnotic, as thiopental sodium, regarded as tending to make a subject responsive while being questioned: also ☆ truth serum * * * …   Universalium

  • truth drug — ☆ truth drug n. an anesthetic or hypnotic, as thiopental sodium, regarded as tending to make a subject responsive while being questioned: also ☆ truth serum …   English World dictionary

  • Truth drug — A truth drug or truth serum is a psychoactive medication used to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. The unethical use of truth drugs is classified as a form of torture according to international… …   Wikipedia

  • truth drug — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms truth drug : singular truth drug plural truth drugs a drug used for trying to make someone tell the truth …   English dictionary

  • truth drug — BrE truth serum, AmE noun (C, U) a drug that is supposed to make people tell the truth …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • truth drug — n. intravenous anesthetic drug that is believed to be able to cause a person to answer questions truthfully …   English contemporary dictionary

  • truth drug — noun a drug supposedly able to induce a state in which a person answers questions truthfully …   English new terms dictionary

  • truth drug — /ˈtruθ drʌg/ (say troohth drug) noun sodium pentothal when used as a mild anaesthetic to render a person incapable of answering questions untruthfully …  

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