addiction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈdɪkˌʃən/
Etymology
From addict + -ion; compare (Latin) addictio (“an adjudging, an award”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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?
2019, “Chemical Christ”, in Human Target (Deathcore), performed by Thy Art is Murder:
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- (countable, uncountable) A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
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(countable, uncountable) A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
His addiction was to courses vain.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| addictions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
multiaddiction · multi-addiction · readdiction · polyaddiction · deaddiction · Internet addiction disorder · overaddiction · pseudoaddiction · addiction-like · addictionlike · device addiction · drug addiction · internet addiction disorder · antiaddiction · cyberaddiction · addictionology · alcohol addiction
Translations (115)
ru па́губная привы́чка (a habit or practice) · cs návyk (a habit or practice) · es vicio (the state of being addicted) · ru зави́симость (the state of being addicted) · id ketagihan (the state of being addicted) · sl zasvojenost (the state of being addicted) · id kecanduan (the state of being addicted) · yi אַדיקציע (the state of being addicted) · uk зале́жність (the state of being addicted) · tl adiksiyon (a habit or practice) · it assuefazione (the state of being addicted) · ast adicción (the state of being addicted) · bg пристрасте́ност (the state of being addicted) · fr addiction (the state of being addicted) · pt vício (the state of being addicted) · el εξάρτηση (the state of being addicted) · et sõltuvus (the state of being addicted) · gl adicción (the state of being addicted) · es adicción (the state of being addicted) · az aludəçilik (the state of being addicted) · sh òvisnōst (the state of being addicted) · tr bağımlılık (the state of being addicted) · ko 중독 (a habit or practice) · pl nałóg (a habit or practice) · fr dépendance (the state of being addicted) · ar إِدْمَان (the state of being addicted) · da afhængighed (the state of being addicted) · nb avhengighet (a habit or practice) · ca addicció (the state of being addicted) · ru адди́кция (the state of being addicted) · ko 중독 (the state of being addicted) · id ketergantungan (the state of being addicted) · zza fen (the state of being addicted) · fi riippuvuus (a pathological relationship) · as নিচা (the state of being addicted) · tr tutku (a habit or practice) · ru зави́симость (a habit or practice) · pl uzależnienie (the state of being addicted) · eo toksomanio (the state of being addicted) · cmn 成癮 /成瘾 (the state of being addicted) · fi himo (a habit or practice) · zza mubtela (the state of being addicted) · sv beroende (the state of being addicted) · fr dépendance (a habit or practice) · da mani (a habit or practice) · ms ketagihan (the state of being addicted) · fi riippuvuus (a habit or practice) · fa اعتیاد (the state of being addicted) · cs závislost (a pathological relationship) · id adiksi (the state of being addicted) · ru пристра́стие (the state of being addicted) · cmn 成癮 /成瘾 (a habit or practice) · is fíkn (the state of being addicted) · de Abhängigkeit (the state of being addicted) · tr iptila (the state of being addicted) · sh о̀висно̄ст (the state of being addicted) · ia dependentia (a habit or practice) · fi addiktio (the state of being addicted) · eo manio (a habit or practice) · ar إِدْمَان (a habit or practice) · cmn 癮 /瘾 (a habit or practice) · el εξάρτηση (a pathological relationship) · nl verslaafdheid (the state of being addicted) · he הִתְמַכְּרוּת (the state of being addicted) · sh závisnōst (the state of being addicted) · cmn 癮頭 /瘾头 (a habit or practice) · fi riippuvuus (the state of being addicted) · be адды́кцыя (the state of being addicted) · cs návyk (the state of being addicted) · ro adicție (the state of being addicted) · ia dependentia (the state of being addicted) · mi waranga (the state of being addicted) · gd tràillealachd (a pathological relationship) · pl uzależnienie (a habit or practice) · sk závislosť (the state of being addicted) · nl verslaving (the state of being addicted) · es dependencia (the state of being addicted) · it dipendenza (the state of being addicted) · de Abhängigkeit (a habit or practice) · nrf addiction (the state of being addicted) · nb avhengighet (the state of being addicted) · ko 탐닉 (the state of being addicted) · az asılılıq (a habit or practice) · mk зависност (the state of being addicted) · cs závislost (the state of being addicted) · gd tràillealachd (a habit or practice) · de Sucht (the state of being addicted) · hi व्यसन (the state of being addicted) · pt adicção (a habit or practice) · sh за́висно̄ст (the state of being addicted) · ms pengagihan (the state of being addicted) · ja 中毒 (a habit or practice) · cy caethiwed (the state of being addicted) · el εξάρτηση (a habit or practice) · be зале́жнасць (the state of being addicted) · it dipendenza (a habit or practice) · el εθισμός (the state of being addicted) · pt adicção (the state of being addicted) · es adicción (a habit or practice) · sip སྐྱུར་ཉོམ (the state of being addicted) · fi addiktio (a pathological relationship) · da destruktiv relation (a pathological relationship) · hu függőség (the state of being addicted) · gd tràillealachd (the state of being addicted) · da sygt forhold (a pathological relationship) · tl adiksiyon (the state of being addicted) · tr düşkünlük (a habit or practice) · ja 嗜癖 (the state of being addicted) · fi addiktio (a habit or practice) · bg на́вик (a habit or practice) · bg зави́симост (the state of being addicted) · ga andúil (the state of being addicted) · mi wara (the state of being addicted) · ro dependență (the state of being addicted) · pl współuzależnienie (a pathological relationship)