addiction

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/əˈdɪkˌʃən/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

alcohol, cocaine, drug, etc.

VERB + ADDICTION

become, turn into

Playing video games every day turned into an addiction that affected his schoolwork.

have | cause, lead to

feed

Sarah spent all her savings on new clothes to feed her shopping addiction.

treat

beat, cure, overcome

She finally overcame her coffee addiction after switching to herbal tea every morning.

PREP

~ to

He struggled with an addiction to online gaming that affected his work and relationships.

Definitions

noun

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.

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Synonyms

noun — being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Do your lethal addictions to self-prescriptions numb the ache of the darkest days?

Wiktionary

His addiction was to courses vain.

Wiktionary

Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

Tatoeba · #46216

There really is such a thing as Internet addiction.

Tatoeba · #65742

Drug addiction degraded many people.

Tatoeba · #322289

Drug addiction is a cancer in modern society.

Tatoeba · #322290

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