different between narcoterrorism vs narcotic

English

Etymology

narco- +? terrorism; coined by former President Fernando Belaúnde Terry of Peru in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nation's anti-narcotics police.

Noun

narcoterrorism (uncountable)

1. Use of terrorist tactics as an element of the traffic in illegal narcotics.
   • 1993, James Rochlin, Discovering the Americas: The Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy Towards Latin America, p. 223:

     Canada has continued to work within this agency to promote a multilateral solution to the problems of narcotrafficking and narcoterrorism.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• narcotick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (narkó?, “? benumb”), from ????? (nárk?, “numbness, torpor”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t?k

Noun

narcotic (plural narcotics)

1. (pharmacology) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
2. Any type of numbing drug.

Related terms

• narco-
• narcosis
• narcoterrorism
• narcotize
• nonnarcotic, non-narcotic

Translations

Adjective

narcotic (comparative more narcotic, superlative most narcotic)

1. Of, or relating to narcotics.
2. (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “narcotic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “narcotic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• caticorn, cratonic

Romanian

Etymology

French narcotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na??ko.tik]

Adjective

narcotic m or n (feminine singular narcotic?, masculine plural narcotici, feminine and neuter plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

Synonyms

• somnifer

Noun

narcotic n (plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

Synonyms

• somnifer

Related terms

• narcoz?