Word of the Day: ANALGESIC

Feeling no pain

analgesic (noun) - a drug or treatment that relieves or allays pain [an-l-jee-zik]

BREAKDOWN: AN- (not) + -ALGIA (pain) + -IC (characterized by)

• analgesic also means acting to relieve pain or suffering

ALSO SEE: nostalgia

“If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister.” —Zadie Smith