utopiate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of utopia +‎ opiate. The noun usage was coined by Richard H. Blum of Stanford University in 1964.

Noun[edit]

utopiate (plural utopiates)

  1. (pharmacy) A drug providing escape from the problems of reality, and giving dreams of utopia.
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