Meanings
nounnarcomania (uncountable)
- uncountableA pathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol.
A. S. Sholomovich reported in 1925 that two institutions for child narcotic addicts and eight out-patient clinics for three forms of "narcomania"—alcohol, cocaine, and morphia addiction—were functioning in Moscow.
1990, Mary Schaeffer Conroy, “Abuse of Drugs other than Alcohol and Tobacco in the Soviet Union”, in Soviet Studies, volume 42, number 3, page 451
Origin
From narco- + -mania. Coined by Scottish physician Norman Kerr in 1888.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish narkomani
- narkomanipathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Estonian narkomaania
- narkomaaniapathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
French narcomanie
- narcomaniepathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
German Narkomanie
- Narkomaniepathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Greek ναρκομανία
- ναρκομανία (narkomanía)pathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Latvian narkomānija
- narkomānijapathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Polish narkomania
- narkomaniapathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Portuguese narcomania
- narcomaniapathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Russian наркома́ния
- наркома́ния (narkománija)pathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Spanish narcomanía
- narcomaníapathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Swedish narkomani
- narkomanipathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
Ukrainian наркома́нія
- наркома́нія (narkománija)pathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol
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APA
narcomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcomania
MLA
“narcomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcomania. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcomania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcomania.
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