Associations to the word «Antipsychotic»

Wiktionary

ANTIPSYCHOTIC, adjective. (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
ANTIPSYCHOTIC, noun. (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

Dictionary definition

ANTIPSYCHOTIC, noun. Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats