addicted

ad·dict  (-dkt)

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).

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[Latin addcere, addict-, to sentence : ad-, ad- + dcere, to adjudge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

addicted - compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine" unaddicted - not addicted

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addicted

adjective

addicted to

1. hooked on, dependent on, inclined to, prone to, accustomed to (slang), habituated to After a while I was no longer addicted to nicotine.

2. devoted to, in love with, dedicated to, fond of, obsessed with, enthusiastic about, absorbed by, disposed to, wild about, fanatical about I went through about four years of being addicted to video games.

Related words
suffix -holic

Translations

addicted [əˈdɪktɪd] ADJ (lit) → adicto
to be addicted to sth → ser adicto a algo(also fig)
I'm addicted to chocolate → soy adicto al chocolate
to be addicted to drugs → ser drogadicto
to be addicted to heroin → ser heroinómano
I went through four years of being addicted to video games → pasé cuatro años enganchado a los videojuegos
to become addicted to [+ drugs etc] → enviciarse con
she had become addicted to golf → se envició con el golf, se convirtió en una adicta al golf, se había vuelto una apasionada del golf

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addicted [əˈdɪktɪd] adj

(lit) to be addicted to sth [+ drink, drugs, heroin] → être dépendant(e) à qch; [+ gambling] → être dépendant(e) à qch
She's addicted to heroin → Elle est dépendante à l'héroïne.

(fig) to be addicted to sth [+ football, TV] → être un(e) fanatique de qch, être un(e) mordu(e) de qch
She's addicted to soap operas → C'est une mordue des soaps.

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addicted

adj → süchtig; to be/become addicted to heroin/drugs/drink → heroin-/rauschgift-/trunksüchtig sein/werden; he’s addicted to smoking → er ist nikotinsüchtig; he is addicted to sport/films → Sport ist/Filme sind bei ihm zur Sucht geworden; you might get addicted to it → das kann zur Sucht werden; (Med) → davon kann man süchtig werden

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addicted [əˈdɪktɪd] adj addicted (to) (drugs) → dipendente (da) (fig) → fanatico/a (di), maniaco/a (di)
to become addicted to cocaine → diventare cocainomane
to be addicted to drink → essere dedito/a al bere
to be addicted to chocolate → essere un(a) cioccolato-dipendente

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addicted → مُدمن závislý afhængig süchtig εθισμένος adicto riippuvainen jostakin drogué ovisan dipendente 常習的な 중독된 verslaafd avhengig uzależniony viciado склонный beroende ทำให้ติดยาเสพติด bağımlı bị nghiện 成瘾的