narcotic
Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviourAny substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
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Meaning
2 sensesAny substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
Narkotikum
нарко́тикnarkótik
нарко́тикnarkótyk
Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
нарко́тикnarkótik
- a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
Examples
11 sentencesTom is a known narcotics agent.
This substance is a narcotic if inhaled.
The police seized a large shipment of illegal narcotics.
Sami turned to alcohol and narcotics to stop the pain.
Illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics also play significant roles.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English narcotyk, from Middle French narcotique (from Old French narcotique, nFrom Middle English narcotyk, from Middle French narcotique (from Old French narcotique, noun use of adjective) and directly from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτῐκόν (narkōtĭkón), neuter of ναρκωτῐκός (narkōtĭkós), from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “to benumb”), from νάρκη (nárkē, “numbness, torpor”).
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