{
    "term": "narcotic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way. Heroin and cocaine are narcotics.",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a narcotics agent *(= a police officer investigating the illegal trade in drugs)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been arrested for trading in narcotics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Narcotics trafficking represents 30 to 50 per cent of organized crime's take."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The main reason people abuse illegal narcotics is so they may ‘escape’ from their harsh, cruel reality."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["mild", "powerful", "addictive"],
                "verb + narcotic": ["use"],
                "narcotics + noun": ["agent", "detective", "officer"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a substance that relaxes you, reduces pain or makes you sleep",
            "labels": "(medical)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a mild narcotic"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["mild", "powerful", "addictive"],
                "verb + narcotic": ["use"],
                "narcotics + noun": ["agent", "detective", "officer"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/",
                "audio": "na/narcotic/narcotic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːrˈkɑːtɪk/",
                "audio": "na/narcotic/narcotic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French narcotique, via medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun ‘make numb’."
}