recreational drug
A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than…A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
» Recreational drug use inspires many urban legends.
Gelegentlicher Drogenkonsum regt viele moderne Legenden an. — Esperantostern
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1 sensesA psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
Freizeitdroge
рекреацио́нный нарко́тикrekreaciónnyj narkótik
- a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive
Examples
2 sentencesRecreational drug use inspires many urban legends.
deGelegentlicher Drogenkonsum regt viele moderne Legenden an. — Esperantostern
Sami struggled with a major issue: recreational drug use.
Translations
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Origin
From recreational + drug.From recreational + drug.
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Forms
plural: recreational drugs| Singular | recreational drug |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsSee also
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