ad·dict ( -d kt )tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts 1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine. 2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games. n. (  dkt)1. One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity. 2. A devoted adherent; a fan: "We are all . . . addicts of change" (Christopher Lasch). [Latin add  cere, addict-, to sentence : ad-, ad- + dcere, to adjudge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] |
addict
vb [əˈdɪkt]
(Psychiatry) (tr; usually passive; often foll by to) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)
n [ˈædɪkt]
1. (Medicine) a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs
2. Informal a person who is devoted to something a jazz addict
[C16 (as adj and as vb; n use C20): from Latin addictus given over, from addīcere to give one's assent to, from ad- to + dīcere to say]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  addict - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"gym rat - someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa |
| 2. |  addict - someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptomscaffein addict, caffeine addict - someone addicted to caffeine speed freak - addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines) | |
| Verb | 1. | addict - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) |
addict
noun
1. junkie (informal), abuser, user (informal), druggie (informal), freak (informal), fiend (informal), mainliner (slang), smackhead (slang), space cadet (slang), pill-popper (informal), head (slang), pothead (slang), dope-fiend (slang), cokehead (slang), acidhead (slang), hashhead (slang) He's only 24 years old and a drug addict.
Related words
suffix -holic
suffix -holic
Translations
addict [ˈædɪkt] N
1. (addicted to drugs etc) → adicto/a m/f
2. (= enthusiast) → entusiasta mf
I'm a detective story addict → yo soy un entusiasta de la novela policíaca
a telly addict → un(a)teleadicto/a
I'm a detective story addict → yo soy un entusiasta de la novela policíaca
a telly addict → un(a)teleadicto/a
addict [ˈædɪkt] n
addict
n (lit, fig) → Süchtige(r) mf, → Suchtkranke(r) mf; he’s a television/heroin/real addict → er ist fernseh-/heroinsüchtig/richtig süchtig; to become an addict → süchtig werden
addict [ˈædɪkt] n → tossicomane m/f, drogato/a (fig) → fanatico/a
drug addict → tossicodipendente m/f, tossicomane m/f
heroin addict → eroinomane m/f
television addict → teledipendente m/f
drug addict → tossicodipendente m/f, tossicomane m/f
heroin addict → eroinomane m/f
television addict → teledipendente m/f
n addict [ˈӕdikt]
a person who has become dependent on something, especially drugs a drug addict; a television addict. verslaafde مُدْمِن пристрастен narkoman, závislý člověk narkoman (narkotika); tv-narkoman der/die Süchtige(r) εθισμένος adicto narkomaan معتاد addikti intoxiqué/-ée מָכוּר לְ- लत लगा हुआ ovisnik rabja vminek, (kábítószer)függő pecandu fíkill dipendente 中毒者 중독자 turintis kokią maniją/nesaikingai ką nors vartojantis žmogus kādam kaitīgam ieradumam pakļāvies cilvēks; narkomāns penagih verslaafde rusavhengig person, særlig narkoman nałogowiec viciado dependent (de) наркоман narkoman, -ka zasvojenec zavisnik missbrukare ผู้ที่หมกมุ่นกับสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งโดยเฉพาะยาเสพติด tiryaki, bağımlı kimse 上癮者 наркоман عادی người nghiện 有瘾的人
adj adˈdicted
(often withto) dependent on (especially a drug) He is addicted to alcohol. verslaaf مُدْمِن عَلَى пристрастен závislý (na), propadlý (čemu) afhængig af süchtig εθισμένος, εξαρτημένος (από ουσίες) adicto sõltuv معتاد به riippuvainen adonné (à) מָכוּר לְ- आदी ovisan rabja vminek, vmilyen/vmitől függő kecanduan háður, ofurseldur dipendente, dedito a, dedita a 中毒した 중독되어 įjunkęs nodevies (kaitīgam netikumam) ketagih verslaafd avhengig av uzależniony viciado dependent (de) пристрастившийся к závislý (od) zasvojen zavisan begiven på, slav under; missbrukare ติดยาเสพติด bağımlı, tiryaki 上癮 маючий залежність عادی ، لُتیا nghiện 上瘾
n adˈdiction [-ʃən]
verslawing إدْمَان зависимост závislost afhængighed die Sucht εθισμός adicción sõltuvus اعتیاد riippuvuus dépendance הִתְמַכּרוּת लत ovisnost szenvedélyes szeretet/ragaszkodás/odaadás (vmi iránt), függés vmitől ketergantungan fíkniávani dipendenza 中毒 중독 žalingas įprotis kaitīgs ieradums; nodošanās (netikumam) ketagihan verslaving avhengighet, misbruk nałóg habituação dependenţă пристрастие к чему-либо závislosť, sklon odvisnost zavisnost missbruk, böjelse การติดยาเสพติด bağımlılık, tiryakilik 成癮，癮 залежність від чого; згубна звичка عادت sự nghiện 成瘾，瘾
addict → يُدمن narkoman misbruger Süchtiger εθισμένος adicto narkomaani drogué ovisnik tossicomane 中毒者 중독자 verslaafde misbruker narkoman viciado наркоман missbrukare ผู้ติดยาเสพติด bağımlı người nghiện 瘾君子
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