how to pronounce narcotic

/nəɹˈkɑːtɪk/

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narcotic is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of narcotic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… we try to make it so a narcotic with …”

meanings of narcotic

noun:

Any type of numbing drug.
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.

adjective:

Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
Of, or relating to narcotics.

narcotic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word narcotic occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.