Meaning of cultural barbiturate | Babel Free
Examples
“Why should so much of television be a cultural barbiturate, a tranquilizer for the ills and anxieties of our age?”
“Critics mockingly refer⟳ to television as a "cultural barbiturate" and joke about "mainlining the tube."”
“For almost a quarter of a century, the medium has been used, in the words of Jack Gould of the New York Times, as a "cultural barbiturate" that "kills time efficiently and economically".”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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