Stimulant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪmjʊlənt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪmjʊlənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪmjʊlənt/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈɪmjʊlənt/.

Examples

stimulant phenomena

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stimulation stimulant drug input stimulus stimulating excitant

Parts of Speech

noun	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
noun	a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
adjective	that stimulates “stimulant phenomena”

Word Forms

stimulate

verb

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stimulans

alle anregenden Informationen oder Ereignisse; handelt, um Taten hervorzurufen

🇪🇸Spanish

estimulante

cualquier información o evento estimulante; actúa para provocar la acción

🇮🇹Italian

stimolante

qualsiasi informazione o evento stimolante; agisce per suscitare l'azione

🇳🇱Dutch

stimulans

elke stimulerende informatie of gebeurtenis; handelt om actie uit te lokken

🇵🇹Portuguese

estimulante

qualquer informação ou evento estimulante; age para despertar a ação

🇷🇺Russian

стимулятор

любая стимулирующая информация или событие; действует, чтобы вызвать действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तेजक पदार्थ

कोई प्रेरक जानकारी या घटना; कार्रवाई जगाने का काम करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্দীপক

কোনো উদ্দীপক তথ্য বা ঘটনা; কর্মকে জাগিয়ে তুলতে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊக்கி

ஏதேனும் தூண்டுதல் தகவல் அல்லது நிகழ்வு; செயலைத் தூண்டும் வகையில் செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్దీపన

ఏదైనా ఉత్తేజపరిచే సమాచారం లేదా సంఘటన; చర్యను ప్రేరేపించడానికి పనిచేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजक

कोणतीही उत्तेजक माहिती किंवा घटना; क्रिया जागृत करण्यासाठी कार्य करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજક

કોઈપણ ઉત્તેજક માહિતી અથવા ઘટના; ક્રિયાને ઉત્તેજીત કરવા માટે કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ತೇಜಕ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಉತ್ತೇಜಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಘಟನೆ; ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಲು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉത്തേജനം

ഏതെങ്കിലും ഉത്തേജക വിവരങ്ങളോ സംഭവങ്ങളോ; പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ ഉണർത്താൻ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤੇਜਕ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਉਤੇਜਕ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਨਾ; ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

محرک

کوئی حوصلہ افزا معلومات یا واقعہ؛ عمل کو بیدار کرنے کے لیے کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兴奋剂

任何刺激性信息或事件；采取行动来激发行动

🇯🇵Japanese

刺激

刺激的な情報やイベント。行動を喚起する行為

🇰🇷Korean

흥분제

자극적인 정보나 이벤트, 행동을 불러일으키는 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất kích thích

bất kỳ thông tin hoặc sự kiện kích thích nào; hành động khơi dậy hành động

🇹🇭Thai

กระตุ้น

ข้อมูลหรือเหตุการณ์ที่กระตุ้นใด ๆ กระทำการเพื่อกระตุ้นการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perangsang

informasi atau peristiwa apa pun yang merangsang; bertindak untuk membangkitkan tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pampasigla

anumang nakakaganyak na impormasyon o kaganapan; kumikilos upang pukawin ang pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

perangsang

sebarang maklumat atau peristiwa yang merangsang; bertindak untuk membangkitkan tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منبه

أي معلومات أو حدث محفز؛ أفعال لإثارة الفعل

🇮🇷Persian

محرک

هرگونه اطلاعات یا رویداد محرک؛ برای برانگیختن کنش عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarıcı

herhangi bir teşvik edici bilgi veya olay; eylem uyandırmak için hareket eder

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַמרִיץ

כל מידע או אירוע מעורר; פועל לעורר פעולה

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