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narcopathic

narcopathic adjective: exhibiting antisocial behaviour tied to narcotic addiction.

Adjective

narcopathic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Exhibiting antisocial behaviour tied to narcotic addiction.
    • The temptation of narcotics is a dangerous thing both for every man and for the man of arts: it may place him in a narcopathic dependence.1972, Atti Del 5̊ Congresso Internazionale Di Igiene E Medicina Preventiva, Roma, 8-12 Ottobre 1968
    • It is here that the illness begins and comes over and over again in repeated schizophrenic attacks, cyclophrenic phases, narcopathic leanings, neurotic breakdowns and psychopathic conflicts.1973, Nikola Shipkovenski, “Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Their Realisation in Bulgaria”, in International Journal of Social Psychiatry, volume 19, page 230

Origin of narcopathic

From narco- + -pathic.

Questions about narcopathic

What does narcopathic mean?
Narcopathic means exhibiting antisocial behaviour tied to narcotic addiction.
What part of speech is narcopathic?
Narcopathic is an adjective.

Words near narcopathic in the dictionary

  1. narcomedusae
  2. narcomedusan
  3. narcomilitary
  4. Narcondam
  5. narcopath
  6. narcopathic
  7. narcopaths
  8. narcopolitical
  9. narcopolitics
  10. narcos
  11. narcose

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