anesthetic
nounUK /ˌæn.əsˈθet.ɪk/
US /ˌæn.əsˈθet̬.ɪk/
A medicine that makes you not feel pain.
The dentist gave him an anesthetic so he would not feel the tooth being pulled.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A drug that makes a person sleep during an operation.
The doctor used a general anesthetic before the surgery.
3. Something that makes you unable to feel or notice things.
The loud music acted like an anesthetic, blocking out the noise around her.
4. Relating to or causing loss of feeling.
The anesthetic cream numbed the skin before the injection.