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narcossism

narcossism noun: the narcissistic mindset associated with satisfying one's addictions or urges.

Noun

narcossism (uncountable)

  1. The narcissistic mindset associated with satisfying one's addictions or urges.

Origin of narcossism

Blend of narco- + narcissism, coined by Avital Ronell in her book Crack Wars: Literature, Addiction, Mania (1992).

Questions about narcossism

What does narcossism mean?
Narcossism means the narcissistic mindset associated with satisfying one's addictions or urges.
What part of speech is narcossism?
Narcossism is a noun.

Words near narcossism in the dictionary

  1. narcose
  2. narcosed
  3. narcoses
  4. narcosing
  5. narcosis
  6. narcossism
  7. narcostate
  8. narcostates
  9. narcosub
  10. narcosubmarine
  11. narcosubmarines

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