English noun: drug addiction | |||
1. | drug addiction (state) an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) | ||
Synonyms | white plague | ||
Broader (hypernym) | addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alcohol addiction, alcoholism, caffein addiction, cocaine addiction, drunkenness, heroin addiction, inebriation, nicotine addiction | ||
Domain category | narcotic | ||