narcosynthesis

[nahr-koh-sin-thuh-sis]

noun

1. a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of narcosynthesis¹

First recorded in 1940–45; narco- + synthesis

Example Sentences

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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We can't risk narcosynthesis and that's essential.

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