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| absenteeism |
habitual or repeated absence from a place where regular attendance is required, such as work or school. |
| accustomed |
habitual; characteristic. [1/2 definitions] |
| alcoholism |
a pathological condition resulting from habitual overuse of alcoholic beverages, characterized by dependence on alcohol, difficulty in functioning properly, and severe withdrawal symptoms when alcohol use is stopped. |
| doormat |
one who is a habitual victim of others. [1/2 definitions] |
| drug abuse |
the use of illegal drugs, especially in a habitual or harmful way, or the use of any drug in doses or for purposes outside their intended medical use. |
| frequent |
regular or habitual. [1/3 definitions] |
| habit-forming |
tending to become habitual or addictive, as a drug. |
| head |
(slang) a habitual user of illegal drugs, or an enthusiast (often used in combination). [1/20 definitions] |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. [1/2 definitions] |
| mechanism |
automatic or habitual behavior or response, esp. elaborated patterns of self-protective thought and feeling. [1/4 definitions] |
| negligence |
disregard of, omission of, or failure to do something necessary; carelessness or neglect, esp. when it is habitual. [1/2 definitions] |
| number |
(slang) a characteristic, habitual behavior, argument, or the like. [1/18 definitions] |
| opportunism |
an act or the habitual practice of taking advantage of situations for one's own ends without considering principles or the effects on others. |
| outlaw |
one whose activities repeatedly violate the law; habitual criminal. [1/5 definitions] |
| oversleep |
to sleep beyond the intended or habitual time of waking. [1/2 definitions] |
| practice |
an activity that is habitual or customary. [1/11 definitions] |
| praxis |
habitual or usual practice or custom. [1/2 definitions] |
| recur |
to appear again or repeatedly, as a word in a text, a habitual behavior, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| reflex |
a habitual response. [1/7 definitions] |
| substance abuse |
habitual or harmful use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that cause heightened mood or loss of inhibition, and which are usually addictive. |
| temper |
a habitual state of mind or manner of feeling. [1/11 definitions] |
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