lorazepam UK /lɔːˈɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/US /lɔɹˈæz.əˌpæm/ noun1 •A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.White also concluded that Jackson swallowed a large dose of lorazepam several hours earlier, which would have left "a very high concentration" of the sedative in his body. — 2011 formslorazepams