˜yÐÄvlog

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truth serum

[ trooth seer-uhm ]

noun

  1. a drug, as the barbiturate thiopental, that induces in the subject a desire to talk or a state of heightened suggestibility, used in psychotherapy and in interrogation to discover repressed or consciously withheld information.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of truth serum1

First recorded in 1920–25

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