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Narcotic vs Downer - What's the difference?

narcotic | downer |

As nouns the difference between narcotic and downer

is that narcotic is any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour while downer is a negative drug trip.

As an adjective narcotic

is of, or relating to narcotics.

narcotic

English

(wikipedia narcotic)

Alternative forms

* narcotick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
  • Any type of numbing drug.
  • Certain illegal drugs.

    • Related terms

    * narco- * narcosis * narcoterrorism * narcotize * nonnarcotic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to narcotics.
  • Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

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    downer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A negative drug trip.
    • Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer
  • A drug that has depressant qualities.
  • Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy
  • * 2009 , (Spike Jonze),
    • You don't really need to know me. I'm kind of a downer .

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