Narcotic

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep. 1.2 anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence 2 Adjective 2.1 of or having the power to produce narcosis, as a drug. 2.2 pertaining to or of the nature of narcosis. 2.3 of or pertaining to narcotics or their use. 2.4 used by, or in the treatment of, narcotic addicts. 3 Synonyms 3.1 adjective 3.2 noun

Noun

any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.

anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence

Television is a narcotic for many people.

Adjective

of or having the power to produce narcosis, as a drug.

pertaining to or of the nature of narcosis.

of or pertaining to narcotics or their use.

used by, or in the treatment of, narcotic addicts.

Synonyms

adjective

analgesic , anesthetic , calming , deadening , hypnotic , numbing , opiate , sedative , somnifacient , somnific , somnolent , somnorific , soporiferous , soporific , stupefacient , stupefactive , stupefying , slumberous , somniferous

noun

analgesic , anesthetic , anodyne , dope * , downer * , fix * , hard drug , hard stuff , heroin , hypnotic , junk * , laudanum , lenitive , merchandise * , nepenthe , opiate , opium , painkiller , sedative , somnifacient , soporific , stuff * , stupefacient , tranquilizer , hallucinogen , ansthetic , coca , cocaine , dope , downer , drug , ether , hashish , junk , marijuana , medication , morphine , quaalude , valium