addictedadjective
uk/əˈdɪk.tɪd/us/əˈdɪk.tɪd/Examples
- The treatment for people addicted to tranquillizers includes training in stress management and relaxation techniques.
- A lot of people nowadays have become addicted to the internet.
- She started taking antidepressants and before long she was addicted.
- He's addicted to coffee and cannot do anything in the morning until he's had some.
- As soon as she joined the gym, Pam was addicted!
unable to stop taking drugs, or doing something as a habit:
By the age of 14 he was addicted to heroin.
I'm addicted to (= I very often eat) chocolate.
I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly addicted.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Addiction
- -aholic
- -oholic
- addictive
- alcoholism
- alky
- be a slave to sth idiom
- chemical dependency
- compulsive
- cure
- detoxification
- dipsomania
- dipsomaniac
- drunk
- drunkard
- dry out
- kick
- pledge
- the DTs
- wean sb off sth
- withdrawal symptoms
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addiction
uk/əˈdɪk.ʃən/us/əˈdɪk.ʃən/
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drug addiction
his addiction to alcohol