tear gassed
Hit with lachrymator
Tear gassed describes being exposed to tear gas—a chemical agent that irritates the eyes, nose, and throat, causing tears, burning, and temporary blindness.
Police and military forces deploy it for crowd control: Protesters were tear gassed outside the capitol.
The past tense of tear gas, which can also be spelled tear-gassed.
Combustion in progress
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
blurred vision · respiratory distress · skin irritation · nausea · disorientation · mucus · gasping · blindness
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- crowdLarge public gathering
activists · chanting · placards · solidarity · resistance · defiance · retreat · scatter
Capsaicin-based defensive aerosol
- riot policeOfficers deployed for civil unrest
- crowd controlRegulating gathered masses
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- rubber bulletsNon-lethal police ammunition
water cannon · riot gear · riot shield · curfew · flashbang · non-lethal · containment · police line
Area of active fighting
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
siege · occupation · checkpoint · civilian · crossfire · warfare · military · trenches
burning
Combustion in progress
irritation · blurred vision · respiratory distress · skin irritation · nausea · disorientation · mucus · gasping · blindness · vomiting
demonstration
Public display of opinion
crowd · activists · chanting · placards · solidarity · resistance · defiance · retreat · scatter · stampede
pepper spray
Capsaicin-based defensive aerosol
- riot policeOfficers deployed for civil unrest
- crowd controlRegulating gathered masses
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
rubber bullets · water cannon · riot gear · riot shield · curfew · flashbang · non-lethal · containment · police line · enforcement
warzone
Area of active fighting
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
guerrilla · siege · occupation · checkpoint · civilian · crossfire · warfare · military · trenches · urban warfare
tear gassedwelcomed
Received with pleasure
accommodated · protected · safeguarded · facilitated · assisted
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