Antabuse
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A drug that makes you feel sick when you drink alcohol to help people stop drinking
- noun
- /ˈæntəˌbjuːs/
- Specialized
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Antabuse
- The men are put on Antabuse, a drug that makes you sick if you drink alcohol, and are given odd jobs at $4 an hour.
- take Antabuse
- Antabuse, a drug
Examples
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Some clients opt to take Antabuse, a medication that triggers nausea, dizziness, and other uncomfortable reactions when combined with drinking.
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Detox, Antabuse- the whole bit.
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I need Antabuse.
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There are some antibiotics, there's one, I think it's called Flagyl, which is like Antabuse, which will make you vomit, it's really horrific.
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Disulfiram (Antabuse) is a drug which, when mixed with alcohol, causes unpleasant reactions including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and trembling.
Synonyms
1
8.5
A medicine that makes you sick if you drink alcohol to help stop heavy drinking
is the trade brand label used instead of the chemical name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Antabuse is easy to remember: a helpful way to see it is as anti- 'against' plus abuse 'wrong use'. The drug makes drinking unpleasant to help people stop alcohol abuse.