narcotic

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a drug that produces numbness or stupor;
often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain;
extensive use can lead to addiction
• Derivationally related forms:
narcotize
• Members of this Topic:
connection, space cadet, addiction, dependence, dependance,
dependency, habituation, drug addiction, white plague
• Hypernyms:
drug
• Hyponyms:
hard drug, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol, methadone,
methadone hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, synthetic heroin, opiate,
opium, recreational drug, soft drug

II - adjective

1. of or relating to or designating narcotics
- narcotic addicts
- narcotic stupor
2. inducing stupor or narcosis
- narcotic drugs
• Syn:
narcotizing, narcotising
• Similar to:
depressant
• Derivationally related forms:
narcosis
3. inducing mental lethargy
- a narcotic speech
• Syn:
soporiferous, soporific
• Similar to:
uninteresting
• Derivationally related forms:
soporific (for: soporific)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  soporiferous, soporific, narcotizing, narcotising