narcomania

[ nahr-kuh-mey-nee-uh ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• nar·co·ma·ni·ac [nahr-k, uh, -, mey, -nee-ak], noun
• nar·co·ma·ni·a·cal [nahr-koh-m, uh, -, nahy, -, uh, -k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of narcomania¹

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