placebo button

pləˈsiboʊ ˈbʌtən

Definition

Definition of placebo button - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fake controlbutton that does nothing but makes people feel in control

The elevator's close-door button is a placebo button.
He pressed the placebo button, hoping the lights would change.
The store's 'assist' button proved to be a placebo button.

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Expressions with placebo

placebo group

participants in a study who receive inactive treatment for comparison

The placebo group reported fewer side effects than the treatment group.

placebo effect

improvement in health not attributable to medication or treatment

Many patients reported relief from symptoms due to the placebo effect.

placebo-controlled

adj.

involving a control group given a fake treatment

This was a placebo-controlled study of the new drug.

Expressions with button

button up

fasten with a button or buttons

She buttoned up her coat before going outside.

panic button

button pressed in emergency to summon help

She hit the panic button when she noticed the smoke.

red button

button that triggers emergency action

Press the red button to stop the machine.

button it

stop talking or making noise

When the teacher entered, he whispered to his friend to button it.

big red button

button that triggers an important action

He pressed the big red button to start the machine.

at the touch of a button

adv.

easily done by pressing a button

You can start the machine at the touch of a button.

bright as a button

adj.

very cheerful or lively

The children were bright as a button during the party.

on the button

adv.

exactly at the precise time

He arrived on the button, not a minute late.

press the panic button

act quickly because of sudden fear or emergency

Don't press the panic button just because you lost your keys.

push the panic button

react with panic or alarm to a situation

Don't push the panic button; the delay is minor.

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French:bouton placebo, ...
German:Placebo-Taste, ...
Italian:pulsante placebo, ...
Spanish:botón placebo, ...
Portuguese:botão placebo, ...
Chinese:安慰按钮, ...
Japanese:プラシーボボタン, ...
Arabic:زِرّ وَهْمِي, ...
Hebrew:כַּפְתּוֹר פְּלָצֶבּוֹ, ...
Russian:плацебо-кнопка, ...
Ukrainian:кнопка-пустушка, ...
Hindi:प्रतीकात्मक बटन, ...
Bengali:ভুয়া বোতাম, ...
Catalan:botó placebo, ...
Czech:placebo tlačítko, ...
Danish:placeboknap, ...
Dutch:placebo-knop, ...
Greek:εικονικό κουμπί, ...
Hungarian:placebogomb, ...
Khmer:ប៊ូតុងដែលមិនដំណើរការ ប៉ុន្តែធ្វើឱ្យមនុស្សមានអារម្មណ៍ថាខ្លួនអាចគ្រប់គ្រងបាន, ...
Korean:플라시보 버튼, ...
Persian:دکمه پلاسیبو, ...
Polish:przycisk placebo, ...
Portuguese (BR):botão placebo, ...
Romanian:buton placebo, ...
Swedish:placeboknapp, ...
Thai:ปุ่มยาหลอก, ...
Turkish:plasebo düğmesi, ...
Vietnamese:nút bấm giả, ...

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