psychostimulant

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adjective

Tending to increase mental alertness and awareness

“a psychostimulant effect”

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stimulant
OriginEnglish stimulant ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-) →
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Meanings

adjectivepsychostimulant (comparative more psychostimulant, superlative most psychostimulant)

comparative more psychostimulant · superlative most psychostimulant

  1. medicineTending to increase mental alertness and awareness

    a psychostimulant effect

nounpsychostimulant (plural psychostimulants)

plural psychostimulants

  1. medicineA drug that acts to temporarily increase mental alertness or awareness

    Synonyms: stimulant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drug that acts to temporarily increase mental alertness or awareness

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stimulant
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stimulant

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishstimulant
  5. Englishpsychostimulant

From psycho- + stimulant.

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Translations

French psychostimulant
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Hungarian pszichostimuláns
  • pszichostimulánsTranslations
Italian psicostimolante, psicostimolante
  • psicostimolanteTranslations
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Cite this entry
APA

psychostimulant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychostimulant

MLA

“psychostimulant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychostimulant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychostimulant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychostimulant.

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