Bromide (Noun)
Meaning 1
A trite or obvious remark.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's promise to "put people first" sounded like just another bromide to the jaded voters.
- The advice to "follow your dreams" is a bromide that doesn't really help when faced with a tough job market.
- Her phrase "think outside the box" had become a bromide, used so often it had lost all meaning.
- The saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" is a bromide that ignores the complexity of real hardship.
- The company's slogan "we care about our customers" sounded like a bromide to the customer service representative who knew better.
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Meaning 2
Any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The doctor decided against prescribing the bromide to his patient, due to concerns over its safety and efficacy.
- She searched her grandfather's old medical bag, and was surprised to find a small vial of bromide powder tucked away among the various treatments.
- Potassium bromide, a commonly used bromide, is sometimes used in emergency veterinary care to calm distressed animals.
- Early in his medical practice, Dr. Thompson relied heavily on administering a mixture containing the bromide potassium bromide to help treat severe convulsions in patients.
- Though many were suspicious of his homeopathic concoction containing sodium bromide, Professor Bradley stood firmly behind the herbal medicine.