Beruhigungsmittel — meaning in English

English meaning

• goofball noun A silly, playful, or foolish person.
• sedative noun A drug that calms a person or induces sleep.

Senses

Beruhigungsmittel is used for these senses in English:

• goofball (informal, pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.
• sedative (pharmaceutical drug) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

goofball — full definition

1. noun A silly, playful, or foolish person.
2. adj Silly or ridiculous.

sedative — full definition

1. noun A drug that calms a person or induces sleep.
2. adj Having a calming or sleep-inducing effect.

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