addiction

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noun

1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
• Syn:
dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation
• Derivationally related forms:
habituate (for: habituation), dependent (for: dependency), dependent (for: dependence), addict
• Topics:
narcotic
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
• Hyponyms:
drug addiction, white plague
2. an abnormally strong craving
• Hypernyms:
craving
3. (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
• Derivationally related forms:
addict
• Topics:
Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile
• Hypernyms:
award, awarding

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation