fix of adrenaline
- noun
- Informal
:
subidón de adrenalina
- She went skydiving to get her regular fix of adrenaline.
Examples
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After the thrilling roller coaster ride, I experienced a fix of adrenaline.
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I felt a fix of adrenaline when I jumped off the cliff!
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Extreme sports enthusiasts constantly seek their next fix of adrenaline.
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Watching live sports always gives me a fix of adrenaline.
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Extreme sports enthusiasts constantly seek their next fix of adrenaline.
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She went skydiving to get her regular fix of adrenaline.
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After the thrilling roller coaster ride, I experienced a fix of adrenaline.
Synonyms
240
3.7
A sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure
130
3.6
A hormone the body makes during stress that raises heart rate and energy and treats severe allergic reactions when injected
57
3.5
A short, strong period of activity or feeling
17
5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
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5.3
A sudden strong feeling such as anger or excitement
2
7.7
A strong feeling of happiness and nervous energy
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3.1
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
1
4.1
A sudden strong feeling that makes you active and excited
1
4.1
A quick nervous feeling in your chest when you are excited
1
6.9
A sudden strong increase in feeling or support
A sudden strong show of feeling, for example loud joy or anger
A sudden short time when many strong feelings happen at once
Antonyms
How Excited
Surface Forms
Morphology
fix + of + adrenaline
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'fix' (a dose or hit) with 'adrenaline' (the energy-boosting hormone): a 'fix of adrenaline' = a dose/short burst of adrenaline, i.e. a sudden surge of energy. This follows a common noun-of-noun composition (similar to 'a rush of adrenaline' or 'a dose of X') and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Fix of adrenaline comes from drug slang where fix meant a 'small dose' and adrenaline is the body's quick 'rush' chemical. So saying you want a fix of adrenaline creates the image of taking a quick dose of excitement, which is why it means 'a sudden burst of excitement or energy'.