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- pronunciation:
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the condition of being addicted, esp. to a narcotic substance.
He'd started smoking recently and was already developing an addiction to nicotine.- synonyms:
- dependence, habit
- similar words:
- alcoholism, craving, dipsomania, monkey on one's back
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adjective + (n.)addiction
adolescent,
behavioral,
certified,
chemical,
chronic,
classic,
destructive,
devastating,
full-blown,
harmful,
holistic,
lifelong,
nasty,
negative,
physical,
prone,
psychological,
running,
severe,
sexual,
smoking,
teenage,
underlying,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)addiction
addict,
admit,
battle,
combat,
confess,
confront,
conquer,
cure,
deal,
equate,
feed,
foster,
fuel,
indulge,
kick,
overcome,
overeat,
recover,
ruin,
specialize,
struggle,
suffer,
treat,
undergo,
undermine
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(n.)addiction
+ verb
crack, exercise, field, heal, perpetuate, stimulate, succumb
noun + (n.)addiction
acupuncture,
addict,
alcohol,
alcoholism,
caffeine,
celebrity,
clinic,
cocaine,
crack,
crime,
criterion,
crystal,
cure,
cycle,
definition,
drug,
epidemic,
expert,
gambling,
grip,
habit,
heroin,
intoxication,
madness,
memoir,
methamphetamine,
morphine,
narcotic,
nicotine,
obsession,
opiate,
opium,
potential,
poverty,
prediction,
prevention,
psychologist,
readiness,
rehab,
sex,
shopping,
sin,
smoker,
smoking,
spirituality,
symptom,
therapy,
tobacco,
treatment
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The word addiction
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adduce, adequate, adhere, adherent, adit, adjacent, adjective, adjunct, adjure, adjust, administer, administrative, administrator, admissible, admission, admit, admonition, adopt, adoption, advent, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advocate, inadvertent
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, benediction, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, dedicate, dictaphone, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indicate, indict, indictment, interdict, jurisdiction, malediction, predicate, predict, prediction, syndicate, valediction, valedictorian, verdict, veridical, predictable
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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