Definitions from Wiktionary (cold turkey)
▸ noun: Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
▸ noun: The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
▸ noun: (US military slang, World War I– World War II) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
▸ adverb: (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
▸ verb: (informal) To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
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▸ noun: Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
▸ noun: The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
▸ noun: (US military slang, World War I– World War II) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
▸ adverb: (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
▸ verb: (informal) To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
Similar:
discontinuation,
withdrawing,
withdrawal,
clean break,
pullout,
drop-off,
quitter,
abruption,
unsuction,
evacuation,
more...
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Types:
Adjectives:
addictive,
addicting,
habit-forming,
jonesing,
poz,
pos,
positive,
counterdrug,
prodrug,
slim,
antinarcotics
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