narcotic
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6.6
- noun
- /nɑrˈkɑtɪk/
- NSFW
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narcótico
- Many individuals struggle with addiction to narcotics, which can lead to serious health issues.
- counter-narcotics
- narcotics traffickers
- narcotics traffic
Not only that, but I'm also a felon, narcotics addict, dealer.
- Not only that, but I'm also a felon, narcotics addict, dealer.
- Fear won't get you off narcotics that easily.
- But you see your husband putting a, a narcotic in your nanny's mouth, right?
- Something we do know is that doctors prescribe narcotics more cautiously to their non white patients.
- So I'm like, yo, I've been on heavy narcotics.
- And what we were doing is they had a trouble with narcotics coming across the border out of Burma.
- I had never, I never, I, we saved my life from, you know, the pills and narcotics and whatnot and alcohol.
- The, the, the, the Postal Service is the biggest distributor of illegal narcotics in the US.
- What did you learn about healing and what did you learn about why you were addicted to narcotics?
- But then they started producing it as an illegal narcotic and sold in kilos, like more like sold like cocaine or heroin, Got it.
- And we did a lot of sort of counter narcotics work.
Examples
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"Ladies, you're under arrest for the sale of narcotics, a federal offense," Dick announces.
Fiction book (1998) -
Doctors prescribe narcotic pain relievers to help patients manage severe discomfort after surgery.
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But the problem is narcotics are a huge money maker.
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Somebody has some narcotics in their backpack.
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As we suspected, it was laced with a narcotic that induces sleep.
Fiction book (1991) -
Twenty-two to 30 years for possession, sale and distribution of narcotics.
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Let us thank their Drug Enforcement Agency for their vigorous efforts to stem the flow of narcotics from South America.
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The dog sniffed around the door and signaled to the officer that narcotics were present inside the home.
Academic text (2017) -
It seems the narcotics task force down in San Diego's got an open investigation.
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I'm a narcotics cop.
Synonyms
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1.9
A medicine or chemical that treats illness and sometimes changes how someone feels
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6.9
A strong drug from poppy sap used for pain that often makes people addicted
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5.1
A drug that eases pain by acting on the body's pain system and can cause addiction
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7.2
A drug from opium used to relieve pain and make someone sleep
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5.1
A drug that the law controls because it can harm people or lead to abuse
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A United Nations group that oversees international rules and policies about drugs
- Specialized
A drug that stops the effects of strong pain medicines and helps breathing
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
narcotic = narcot + ic
The segment 'narcot-' is a Greek combining form (not a standalone English word), so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning of 'narcotic' from its parts.
Etymology
Narcotic comes from the Greek root narke, which means 'numbness' or 'sleep'. So a narcotic is a drug that makes the body or mind feel numb or sleepy, which is why such drugs are used for pain and can also cause addiction.