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drug vs psychoactive drug

psychoactive drug vs drug

drug and psychoactive drug both are nouns.

drug is a verb but psychoactive drug is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug Yes No Yes No
psychoactive drug Yes No No No
As nouns, psychoactive drug is a hyponym of drug; that is, psychoactive drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drug:
  • drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  • psychoactive drug: a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions
drug (noun) psychoactive drug (noun)
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions
drug (verb) psychoactive drug (verb)
administer a drug to
use recreational drugs
Difference between drug and psychoactive drug

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