performance-enhancing

[per-fawr-muhns en-han-sing, ‐en-hahn-sing]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a drug or other substance used to improve one's performance in a sport or other activity requiring strength, stamina, etc..

   The use of performance-enhancing steroids by athletes is banned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of performance-enhancing¹

First recorded in 1975–1980

Example Sentences

His time with the organization was marred by struggles with his weight and a 50-game performance-enhancing drug ban in 2013, as he was among several players disciplined by MLB for their relationship to Biogenesis of America.

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On Wednesday, Proud became the first British athlete to join the controversial event, which allows athletes to take banned performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.

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But he has now committed to an event which allows athletes to take banned performance-enhancing drugs.

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Last season, Bennett was almost guaranteed a roster spot because Garoppolo was suspended for the first two games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substance policy in 2023 while playing for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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In short, an AI — which has been described as smelling like cat urine — is a performance-enhancing substance.

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