1. Drugs or medications that reduce anxiety and promote calmness without causing sedation; tranquilizers.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term; Plural form of ataractic; Also called anxiolytics in modern usage

Examples

• The doctor prescribed ataractics to help manage the patient's anxiety disorder.
• Ataractics were commonly used in the mid-20th century before newer medications became available.
• These ataractics work by calming the nervous system without putting the patient to sleep.
• The psychiatrist explained how ataractics differ from sedatives in their mechanism of action.
• Modern ataractics have fewer side effects than their predecessors.