Drug — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

administer a drug to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɛtɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɪmˈɛtɪn/.

Examples

They drugged the kidnapped tourist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

do drugs dose

Parts of Speech

noun	a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
verb	administer a drug to “They drugged the kidnapped tourist”
verb	use recreational drugs

Word Forms

druggist	noun	a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
drug	verb	use recreational drugs
drug	noun	a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drugging	noun	the administration of a sedative agent or drug
dosage	noun	the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
dose	noun	a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Arzneimittel

eine Substanz, die als Arzneimittel oder Betäubungsmittel verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

médicament

une substance utilisée comme médicament ou stupéfiant

🇪🇸Spanish

droga

una sustancia que se utiliza como medicamento o narcótico

🇮🇹Italian

farmaco

una sostanza utilizzata come medicinale o narcotico

🇳🇱Dutch

medicijn

een stof die als medicijn of verdovend middel wordt gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

medicamento

uma substância que é usada como medicamento ou narcótico

🇷🇺Russian

лекарство

вещество, которое используется в качестве лекарства или наркотика

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दवाई

वह पदार्थ जिसका उपयोग औषधि या नशीले पदार्थ के रूप में किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রাগ

একটি পদার্থ যা ওষুধ বা মাদকদ্রব্য হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மருந்து

ஒரு மருந்து அல்லது போதைப்பொருளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మందు

ఔషధంగా లేదా మాదక ద్రవ్యంగా ఉపయోగించే పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

औषध

एक पदार्थ जो औषध किंवा अंमली पदार्थ म्हणून वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દવા

એક પદાર્થ જેનો ઉપયોગ દવા અથવા માદક દ્રવ્ય તરીકે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಷಧ

ಔಷಧ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾದಕ ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കുമരുന്ന്

ഒരു മരുന്നായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മയക്കുമരുന്നായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰੱਗ

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਦਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਨਸ਼ੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوا

ایک مادہ جو دوا یا منشیات کے طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

药品

用作药物或麻醉剂的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

薬

薬または麻薬として使用される物質

🇰🇷Korean

의약품

약이나 마약으로 사용되는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuốc

một chất được sử dụng như một loại thuốc hoặc chất gây nghiện

🇹🇭Thai

ยา

สารที่ใช้เป็นยาหรือยาเสพติด

🇮🇩Indonesian

obat

suatu zat yang digunakan sebagai obat atau narkotika

🇵🇭Filipino

gamot

isang sangkap na ginagamit bilang gamot o narkotiko

🇲🇾Malay

dadah

bahan yang digunakan sebagai ubat atau narkotik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دواء

مادة تستخدم كدواء أو مخدر

🇮🇷Persian

دارو

ماده ای که به عنوان دارو یا مخدر استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ilaç

ilaç veya narkotik olarak kullanılan bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְרוּפָה

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