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abstinenssymtom — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cold turkey noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.

Senses

abstinenssymtom is used for these senses in English:

  • cold turkey The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.

cold turkey — full definition

  1. noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
  2. adverb Suddenly and completely, with no gradual reduction, used of stopping any habit.
  3. noun Blunt, unvarnished talk that gets straight to the unpleasant point.

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