addiction

Letters that make addiction

a, o, d, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'addiction'

Words within addiction

ddI, DDI, DD, ti, diction, ad, IC, add, ADD, on, ic, AD, CT, Io, ion, addict, Ti are words within 'addiction'

3 possible definitions for 'addiction'

Addiction as "an abnormally strong craving"

Under this definition, addiction is a noun and has the following properties:

addiction as a type

'addiction' can be a type of craving.

Addiction as "being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)"

Under this definition, addiction is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation have the same meaning as 'addiction'

addiction as a type

'addiction' can be a type of physiological condition, physical condition, physiological state.

Types of addiction

drug addiction, white plague are types of 'addiction'.

addiction as a category

'addiction' can be a category of narcotic.

Derivatives of addiction

habituate, accustom, addict, hook, dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out are derivatives of 'addiction'.

Addiction as "(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 this definition, addiction is a noun and has the following properties:

addiction as a type

'addiction' can be a type of award, awarding.

addiction as a category

'addiction' can be a category of Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile.

Derivatives of addiction

addict, hook are derivatives of 'addiction'.

Example of addiction used within this context

"under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"


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