noun
- A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds.
- synonyms: tear gas, lacrimator, lachrymator
verb
- Attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes.
- usage: "The students were teargassed during the riot"
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