disintoxicating
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- Helping to remove the effects of alcohol or drugs from the body; making someone sober again.
- The clinic offered disintoxicating treatments for people recovering from alcohol abuse.
- She found the fresh air and cold water surprisingly disintoxicating after the party.
- After a long night, he drank a disintoxicating herbal tea to help clear his head.
- Freeing someone from a harmful or addictive influence, such as a bad habit or obsession.
- Her new hobby of hiking proved to be disintoxicating, pulling her away from constant work stress.
- Taking a break from social media can be a disintoxicating experience for your mind.
- The therapist recommended a disintoxicating routine to help him break his dependence on video games.
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verb
- Present participle of disintoxicate: to remove poison or the effects of alcohol/drugs from someone's body; to make sober.
- The medical team is disintoxicating the patient with fluids and medication.
- The center specializes in disintoxicating individuals who have overdosed.
- He spent the morning disintoxicating himself after the celebration.
- Figuratively, to free someone from a harmful or addictive influence.
- The workshop focused on disintoxicating participants from negative thought patterns.
- By reading books instead of watching news, he began disintoxicating his mind from anxiety.
- She is slowly disintoxicating herself from the constant need to check her phone.