- addiction
- noun /əˈdɪkʃən/
His addiction was to courses vain. Shakespeare.
b) A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens ones life but when ceased causes trauma.
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addiction — [ adiksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1979; mot angl., du bas lat. addictus « adonné à » ♦ Anglic. Conduite de dépendance (à une substance, une activité) qui a de graves conséquences sur la santé. « l impact de toute addiction (alcool, drogue, boulimie, sexe) sur … Encyclopédie Universelle
Addiction — Ad*dic tion, n. [Cf. L. addictio an adjudging.] The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. His addiction was to courses vain. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
addiction — ad·dic·tion /ə dik shən/ n: compulsive physiological need for a habit forming drug (as heroin) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. addiction … Law dictionary
addiction — (n.) c.1600, tendency, of habits, pursuits, etc.; 1640s as state of being self addicted, from L. addictionem (nom. addictio) an awarding, a devoting, noun of action from pp. stem of addicere (see ADDICT (Cf. addict)). Earliest sense was less… … Etymology dictionary
addiction — [n] a habit of activity, often injurious bag*, bent, craving, dependence, enslavement, fixation, hang up*, hook, inclination, jones*, kick*, monkey*, monkey on back*, obsession, shot*, sweet tooth*, thing*; concepts 20,316,709 … New thesaurus
addiction — ► NOUN ▪ the fact or condition of being addicted. DERIVATIVES addictive adjective … English terms dictionary
addiction — [ə dik′shən] n. the condition of being addicted (to a habit) or of being an addict; specif., the habitual use of narcotic drugs … English World dictionary
Addiction — Classification internationale des maladies CIM 10 : F1x.2 (Dépendance à la drogue) La dépendance est, au sens phénoménologique, une conduite qui repose sur une envie répétée et irrépressible, en dépit de la motivation et des efforts du sujet pour … Wikipédia en Français
Addiction — For other uses, see Addiction (disambiguation). See also: Substance dependence (drug addiction) and Behavioral addiction. Historically, addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for… … Wikipedia
addiction */ — UK [əˈdɪkʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms addiction : singular addiction plural addictions 1) a strong need that someone feels to regularly take an illegal or harmful drug There is a growing problem of drug addiction in our… … English dictionary
addiction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alcohol, cocaine, drug, etc. VERB + ADDICTION ▪ become, turn into ▪ A habit can easily become an addiction … Collocations dictionary
