addiction
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addiction
- /əˈdɪkˌʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪkʃən
Where it comes from
From addict + -ion; compare (Latin) addictio (“an adjudging, an award”).
noun addictions
- A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences. Do your lethal addictions to self-prescriptions numb the ache of the darkest days?
- The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
- A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences. His addiction was to courses vain.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dependency, dependence, addict, alcoholism, smoking, consumption, detoxification, detox, flaw, poisoning, poisonous, drug, penchant, length, sensory, obsession
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noun the state of being addicted
| Español | adicción, vicio, dependencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중독 jungdok, 탐닉 tamnik |
| 日本語 | 嗜癖 shiheki |
| 中文 | 成癮 /成瘾 chéngyǐn |
| हिन्दी | व्यसन vyasan |
| Português | vício, adicção |
| Français | dépendance, addiction |
| Deutsch | Abhängigkeit, Sucht |
| Italiano | dipendenza, assuefazione |
| Ελληνικά | εξάρτηση exártisi, εθισμός ethismós |
| Română | adicție, dependență |
| Русский | зави́симость zavísimostʹ, адди́кция addíkcija, пристра́стие pristrástije |
| العربية | إِدْمَان ʔidmān |
| עברית | הִתְמַכְּרוּת hitmak'rút |
noun a habit or practice
| Español | adicción |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중독 jungdok |
| 日本語 | 中毒 chūdoku |
| 中文 | 成癮 /成瘾 chéngyǐn, 癮 /瘾 yǐn, 癮頭 /瘾头 yǐntóu |
| Português | adicção |
| Français | dépendance |
| Deutsch | Abhängigkeit |
| Italiano | dipendenza |
| Ελληνικά | εξάρτηση exártisi |
| Русский | зави́симость zavísimostʹ, па́губная привы́чка págubnaja privýčka |
| العربية | إِدْمَان ʔidmān |
noun a pathological relationship
| Ελληνικά | εξάρτηση exártisi |
|---|
Talk about this word "addiction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/addiction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. addiction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/addiction "addiction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/addiction.Cite this
@misc{addiction_2026,
title = {addiction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/addiction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
