addiction

Noun

Meaning

an abnormally strong craving

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

(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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dependence need habit dependency fixation obsession craving enslavement compulsion habituation dependance tendency jones substance abuse drug abuse
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Antonyms

venom subversion detestation independence spite hate
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Hypernyms

award craving awarding physical condition physiological condition physiological state

Hyponyms

drug addiction white plague

Phrases with the word

alcoholic addiction barbiturate addiction addiction to alcohol cure drug addiction illegal drug addiction causing addiction

Examples

Cocaine addiction is God's way of saying you make too much money. Robin Williams

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism. Carl Jung

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. Bertrand Russell

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy. Ivan Illich

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation. W. H. Auden

The effect of the mass media is not to elicit belief but to maintain the apparatus of addiction. Christopher Lasch

Close letter words and terms

addictedness addicting addictingly addiction to alcohol addiction-like addictionlike