narcomania

[ nahr-kuh-mey-nee-uh ]

noun
  1. Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.

Origin of narcomania

1
First recorded in 1885–90; narco- + -mania

Other words from narcomania

  • nar·co·ma·ni·ac [nahr-kuh-mey-nee-ak], /ˌnɑr kəˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun
  • nar·co·ma·ni·a·cal [nahr-koh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl], /ˌnɑr koʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective

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