addiction

ad·dic·tion

 (ə-dĭk′shən)

n.

1.

a. A condition involving use of a substance, such as a drug or alcohol, or engagement in a behavior, such as gambling, in which a person has strong cravings, is unable to stop or limit the activity, continues the activity despite harmful consequences, and experiences distress upon discontinuance: a drug used in the treatment of heroin addiction.

b. An instance of this: a person with a sex addiction.

2.

a. The condition of being habitually occupied with or involved in something: addiction to romance novels.

b. The condition of using something on a regular or dependent basis: fossil fuel addiction.

c. An instance of one of these conditions: had an addiction to fast cars.

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addiction

(əˈdɪkʃən)

n

the condition of being abnormally dependent on some habit, esp compulsive dependency on narcotic drugs

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ad•dic•tion

(əˈdɪk ʃən)

n.

dependence on or commitment to a habit, practice, or habit-forming substance to the extent that its cessation causes trauma.

[1595–1605; < Latin]

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ad·dic·tion

(ə-dĭk′shən)

1. A physical or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, such as drugs or alcohol.

2. A habitual or compulsive involvement in an activity, such as gambling.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	addiction - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
	2.	addiction - an abnormally strong craving   craving - an intense desire for some particular thing
	3.	addiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery" award, awarding - a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law, civil law - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law

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addiction

noun

1. dependence, need, habit, weakness, obsession, attachment, craving, vulnerability, subordination, enslavement, subservience, overreliance She helped him fight his drug addiction.

2. (with to) love of, passion for, attachment to, affection for, fondness for, zeal for, fervour for, ardour for I suddenly discovered an addiction to housework.

Quotations
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism" [Carl Gustav Jung Memories, Dreams, and Reflections]

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Translations

إدْمَان

závislost

afhængighed

Sucht

εθισμόςεξάρτηση

adicción

addictiondépendancelubiemanietocade

függés

fíkniávani

dipendenzamania

zucht

avhengighet

závislosť

zasvojenost

bağımlılıktiryakilik

成瘾瘾

addiction

[əˈdɪkʃən] N

1. (to drugs, alcohol) → adicción f, dependencia f
his addiction to drugs → su adicción a or dependencia de las drogas → su drogodependencia
heroin addiction → adicción f a or dependencia f de la heroína, heroinomanía f

2. (fig) → adicción f
his addiction to TV soaps → su adicción a las telenovelas

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addiction

[əˈdɪkʃ^ən] n → dépendance f
addiction to nicotine → dépendance à la nicotine
drug addiction → toxicomanie f

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addiction

n → Sucht f → (to nach); (no pl: = state of dependence) → Sucht f, → Süchtigkeit f; addiction to drugs/alcohol → Rauschgift-/Trunksucht f; addiction to sport → übermäßige Sportbegeisterung; to become an addiction → zur Sucht werden

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addiction

[əˈdɪkʃ/ən] n → assuefazione f (Med) → tossicomania
drug addiction → tossicodipendenza
to have an addiction to chocolate → essere cioccolato-dipendente

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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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ad·dic·tion

n. adicción, propensión, dependencia.

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addiction

n adicción f; drug — drogadicción f; heroin — adicción a la heroína

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