Narcotic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’tɪk

Alternative forms

• narcotick obsolete

Origin

From Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, "Ι benumb"), from νάρκη (narkē, "numbness, torpor").

Full definition of narcotic

Noun

1. Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
2. Any type of numbing drug.
3. Certain illegal drugs.

Related terms

• narco-
• narcosis
• narcoterrorism
• narcotize
• nonnarcotic

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to narcotics.
2. Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Anagrams

• cratonic