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narcomania

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[nahr-kuh-may-nee-uh] / ˌnɑr kəˈmeɪ ni ə /

noun

Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.

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Etymology

Origin of narcomania

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

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