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  1. addiction:


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Detailed Synonyms for addiction in English

addiction:

addiction [the ~] nomen

  1. the addiction
    the dependence; the addiction
  2. the addiction
    – (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 1
    the addiction
    – (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 1
    • addiction [the ~] nomen
      • under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery1
  3. the addiction
    – an abnormally strong craving 1
    the addiction
    – an abnormally strong craving 1
  4. the addiction
    – being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 1
    the dependence; the addiction; the habituation; the dependency; the dependance
    – being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 1

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  1. (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 master1
    • under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery1
  2. an abnormally strong craving1
  3. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)1

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