addicted
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addicted
- /əˈdɪktɪd/
adjective more addicted · most addicted
- Having a biochemical addiction.
- Devoted to or obsessed with something. […] he was from his childhood addicted to study, and ever since he came to the use of reason so great a husband of his time, as not to let slip unoccupied the least fragment of it.
verb
- simple past and past participle of addict
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: strung-out, alcoholic, hooked, inveterate, chronic, dependant, confirmed, dependent, habitual, alcohol-dependent, drug-addicted, addictive, drugged, doped, clipped, pinned
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adj having an insatiable need for a biochemical substance
| Español | adicto (a), viciado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | süchtig |
| Italiano | dipendente |
| Română | dependent |
| עברית | מכור makhúr |
Talk about this word "addicted." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/addicted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. addicted. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/addicted "addicted." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/addicted.Cite this
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title = {addicted},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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