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Narcotic vs Hallucinogen - What's the difference?

narcotic | hallucinogen |

As nouns the difference between narcotic and hallucinogen

is that narcotic is any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour while hallucinogen is any substance tending to induce hallucination.

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.

    • References

    * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    hallucinogen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance tending to induce hallucination

    • Hyponyms

    * entheogen

    Derived terms

    * hallucinogenic