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Definition of Addiction

1. Noun. Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs).

2. Noun. An abnormally strong craving.

3. Noun. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master. "Under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

Definition of Addiction

1. n. The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

Definition of Addiction

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Addiction

1. Pattern of compulsive drug use characterised by a continued craving for an opioid and the need to use the opioid for effects other than pain relief. (Psychological dependence). The state of being given up to some habit, especially strong dependence on a drug. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Addiction

addendums adder adder adder's-tongue adder's fern adder's tongue adder's tongue fern adders adderwort addible

addict addict addicted addicting addiction (current term) addiction (current term) addictions addictive addictive drug addicts

addies adding adding machine addio addios Addison's anaemia Addison's clinical planes Addison's disease Addison's disease Addison's syndrome

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