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antianxiety

antianxiety adjective: acting to combat or reduce anxiety.

Adjective

antianxiety (not comparable)

  1. Acting to combat or reduce anxiety.
    • Among the most frequent offenders are antidepressants and antianxiety drugs, blood pressure medications and opioid pain relievers.2007 April 10, Jane E. Brody, “A Lively Libido Isn’t Reserved for the Young”, in New York Times

Noun

antianxiety (plural antianxieties)

  1. A medication that combats or reduces anxiety.

antianxiety meaning in Urdu, Malay and Indonesian

antianxiety in Urdu

دافع تَشویش

antianxiety in Malay

a medication that combats or reduces anxiety
antiresah

antianxiety in Indonesian

a medication that combats or reduces anxiety
antiansietas, anticemas

Synonyms of antianxiety

Forms of antianxiety

pluralantianxieties

Origin of antianxiety

From anti- + anxiety.

Questions about antianxiety

What does antianxiety mean?
Antianxiety means acting to combat or reduce anxiety.
What is antianxiety in Urdu?
Antianxiety in Urdu is دافع تَشویش. See Antianxiety meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is antianxiety?
Antianxiety can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antianxiety in the dictionary

  1. antiantidote
  2. antiantidotes
  3. antiantitoxin
  4. antiantitoxins
  5. antianxieties
  6. antianxiety
  7. antianxiolytic
  8. antiapartheid
  9. antiapartheidism
  10. Antiapennine
  11. antiaphrodisiac

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