addict

addict

one who is physiologically or psychologically dependent on a substance such as alcohol or a narcotic; one who is addicted to an activity or habit; a fanatic

Not to be confused with:

edict – a decree; an authoritative proclamation or command; a dictum, pronouncement

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ad·dict

 (ə-dĭkt′)

tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts

1. To cause to have a medically or psychologically significant addiction: The thief was addicted to cocaine. My uncle is addicted to gambling.

2.

a. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually: That show was so good that I became addicted to watching it.

b. To cause to use something on a regular or dependent basis: economies that are addicted to fossil fuels.

n. (ăd′ĭkt)

1. A person who has an addiction, as to narcotics or gambling.

2. A devoted adherent; a fan: a soap-opera addict.

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

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addict

vb

(Psychiatry) (often foll by: to) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)

n

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]

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ad•dict

(n. ˈæd ɪkt; v. əˈdɪkt)

n.

1. one who is addicted to a substance, activity, or habit.

v.t.

2. to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic.

3. to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively.

[1520–30; < Latin addictus assigned, surrendered, past participle of addīcere=ad- ad- + dīcere to fix, determine]

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addict

- To addict originally meant "to award as a slave"; an addict now is a slave to his/her habit, from Latin addictus, which, in Roman law, meant "a debtor awarded as a slave to his creditor."

See also related terms for slave.

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addict

Past participle: addicted
Gerund: addicting

Imperative

addict

addict

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Thesaurus

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" freak, junkie, junky, nut enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity 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 symptoms caffein addict, caffeine addict - someone addicted to caffeine drug addict, junkie, junky - a narcotics addict drug user, substance abuser, user - a person who takes drugs 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) hook accustom, habituate - make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

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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.

2. fan, lover, nut (slang), follower, enthusiast, freak (informal), admirer, buff (informal), junkie (informal), devotee, fiend (informal), adherent, rooter (U.S.), zealot, groupie (slang), aficionado She's a TV addict and watches as much as she can.

Related words
suffix -holic

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Translations

مُدْمِن

narkomanzávislý člověk

misbrugertv-narkoman

SüchtigeSüchtiger

ναρκομανής

adicto

narkomaani

toxicomaneaccroaddictintoxiqué

ovisnik

fíkill

dipendenteteledipendentetossicodipendentetossicomane

中毒者

중독자

įjunkęsnesaikingai ką nors vartojantis žmogusturintis kokią maniją žmogusžalingas įprotis

narkomāns

verslaafde

misbrukerrusavhengig person

narkoman

viciado

наркоман

zasvojenec

missbrukare

ผู้ติดยาเสพติด

bağımlıbağımlı kimsetiryaki

người nghiện

有瘾的人瘾君子

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

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addict

[ˈædɪkt] n

(to drugs) → toxicomane mf
heroin addict → héroïnomane mf
drug addict → toxicomane mf

(fig) (= fanatic) → fanatique mf
TV addict → mordu(e) m/f de télévision, fanatique mf de télévision
football addict → mordu(e) m/f de football, fanatique mf de football
Jean-Pierre is a football addict → Jean-Pierre est un mordu de football.

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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

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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

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addict

(ˈӕdikt) noun

a person who has become dependent on something, especially drugs. a drug addict; a television addict. verslaafde مُدْمِن пристрастен viciado narkoman, závislý člověk der/die Süchtige(r) narkoman (narkotika); tv-narkoman εθισμένοςadicto 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 verslaafderusavhengig person, særlig narkoman nałogowiec اخته شوي viciado depen­dent (de) наркоман narkoman, -ka zasvojenec zavisnik missbrukare ผู้ที่หมกมุ่นกับสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งโดยเฉพาะยาเสพติด tiryaki, bağımlı kimse 上癮者 наркоман عادی người nghiện 有瘾的人

adˈdicted adjective

(often with to) dependent on (especially a drug). He is addicted to alcohol. verslaaf مُدْمِن عَلَى пристрастен viciado závislý (na), propadlý (čemu) süchtig afhængig af εθισμένος, εξαρτημένοςadicto sõltuv معتاد به riippuvainen adonné 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 verslaafdavhengig avuzależniony اخته شوي په 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

adˈdiction (-ʃən) noun

verslawing إدْمَان зависимост vício závislost die Sucht afhængighed εθισμόςadicción sõltuvus اعتیاد riippuvuus dépendanceהתמכרות लत ovisnost szenvedélyes szeretet/ragaszkodás/odaadás (vmi iránt), függés vmitől ketergantungan fíkniávani dipendenza 中毒 중독 žalingas įprotis kaitīgs ieradums; nodošanās (netikumam) ketagihan verslavingavhengighet, misbruknałóg اخته شوی 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

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addict

→ مُدْمِن narkoman misbruger Süchtiger ναρκομανής adicto narkomaani toxicomane ovisnik tossicomane 中毒者 중독자 verslaafde misbruker narkoman viciado наркоман missbrukare ผู้ติดยาเสพติด bağımlı người nghiện 瘾君子

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ad·dict

n. adicto-a; vicioso-a,

a. adicto-a, entregado-a, dependiente física o psicológicamente de una sustancia esp. referente a una persona alcohólica o narcómana.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

addict

n adicto -ta mf; drug — drogadicto -ta mf; heroin — heroinómano -na mf, adicto a la heroína

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