addiction
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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.
addiction
(əˈdɪkʃən)n
the condition of being abnormally dependent on some habit, esp compulsive dependency on narcotic drugs
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]
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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() craving - an intense desire for some particular thing | |
3. | ![]() 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 |
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]
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism" [Carl Gustav Jung Memories, Dreams, and Reflections]
Translations
إدْمَان
závislost
afhængighed
függés
fíkniávani
závislosť
zasvojenost
bağımlılıktiryakilik
addiction
[əˈdɪkʃən] N1. (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
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
addiction
[əˈdɪkʃən] n → dépendance faddiction to nicotine → dépendance à la nicotine
drug addiction → toxicomanie f
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
addiction
[əˈdɪkʃ/ən] n → assuefazione f (Med) → tossicomaniadrug addiction → tossicodipendenza
to have an addiction to chocolate → essere cioccolato-dipendente
addict
(ˈӕdikt) noun a person who has become dependent on something, especially drugs. a drug addict; a television addict.
adˈdicted adjective (often with to) dependent on (especially a drug). He is addicted to alcohol.
adˈdiction (-ʃən) nounad·dic·tion
n. adicción, propensión, dependencia.