heroin
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed…A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
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Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
Heroin
герои́нgeroín
герої́нherojín
a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Examples
59 sentencesIt could be heroin.
Це може бути героїн. — deniko
Tom is a heroin addict.
Томі зловживає героїном. — older
ruТом — героиновый наркоман. — sharptoothed
deTom ist heroinabhängig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom died of a heroin overdose.
ruТом умер от передозировки героина. — marafon
deTom starb an einer Überdosis Heroin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Is nicotine as addictive as heroin?
ruНикотин вызывает такое же привыкание, что и героин? — marafon
Tom was arrested for heroin possession.
Translations
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Origin
Since the 1890s, by genericization from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from AncienSince the 1890s, by genericization from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Said to have been called thus to evoke quick and sweeping effect as a painkiller and cough suppressant (its original uses). Alternatively explained as a reference to the heroic school of medicine.
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Forms
plural: heroinsSynonyms
26 synonyms- a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush:diacetylmorphine
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- a heroin addict
- heroin addict
- is a heroin
See also
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