narcosynthesis

American

[nahr-koh-sin-thuh-sis] / ˌnɑr koʊˈsɪn θə sɪs /

noun

a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.

Etymology

Origin of narcosynthesis

First recorded in 1940–45; narco- + synthesis

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The first man is very likely to feel guilty . . . and under narcosynthesis may shout, "I should have got it instead of him!"

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