a diseased condition resulting from excessive or habitual use of cocaine
cocainism in American English
(kouˈkeinɪzəm, ˈkoukəˌnɪzəm)
noun
Pathology
an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of cocaine
Word origin
[cocaine + -ism]-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)