Meanings
nounmorphinomane (plural morphinomanes)
plural morphinomanes
- Someone who is addicted to morphine.
He was nodding slowly with the mandarin-like nodding of the morphinomane – though he was not one in real fact.
1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 985-6Synonyms: morphinomaniac
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who is addicted to morphine.
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Origin
- Frenchmorphinomane
- Englishmorphinomane
From morphine + -mane, after French morphinomane.
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Spanish morfinómano
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morphinomane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphinomane
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“morphinomane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphinomane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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