 addiction |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | |
| Synonyms: | dependency habituation dependence | |
| Related terms: | physiological_state drug_addiction narcotic | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master | |
| Examples: | "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery" |
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| Related terms: | award Roman_law | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an abnormally strong craving | |
| Related terms: | craving | |
| Similar spelling: |
addict adduction adjudication addictive adductor addicted adjudicative adducting adduct |
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