Meanings
nounMAOI (plural MAOIs)
plural MAOIs
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
‘Sertraline in combination with an MAOI will kill you, in enough quantities.’
1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 70
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate
Similar
monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Broader
antidepressantantidepressant drug
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APA
MAOI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MAOI
MLA
“MAOI.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MAOI. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MAOI,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MAOI.
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