lorazepam

[law-raz-uh-pam, luh-]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lorazepam¹

(ch)lor(o)- ² + (di)azepam

Example Sentences

Talking about beans and pickleball doesn’t feel like it’s as high drama as lorazepam.

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He stashes the weapon he took from the guard booth in a nearby apothecary cabinet before popping another lorazepam and climbing into bed.

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Tim is in a fog of lorazepam and dread, so the news barely registers, but its a SOO-NAH-ME of emotions for Victoria, who, unlike her husband, can’t temper her reaction with pills.

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The lawsuit said Brecht also used “Cinderella Anesthesia,” a makeshift alternative to general anesthesia that combines oxycodone and lorazepam, which caused memory loss.

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Benzodiazepines such as lorazepam are prescribed to treat short-term symptoms and take effect within hours.

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