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painkilling

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Reducing or eliminating pain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed a painkilling medication.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pain-relieving, analgesic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pain + killing.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: smertestillende — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Dutch: pijnstillend — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Georgian: ტკივილგამაყუჩებელი (ṭḳivilgamaq̇učebeli) — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Georgian: გამაუტკივარებელი (gamauṭḳivarebeli) — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Georgian: ანალგეტიკური (analgeṭiḳuri) — reducing or eliminating pain
  • German: schmerzstillend — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Ancient Greek: ὀδυνήφατος (odunḗphatos) — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smertestillende — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Swedish: smärtstillande — reducing or eliminating pain
  • Ukrainian: знебо́лювальний (znebóljuvalʹnyj) — reducing or eliminating pain
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