English noun: addiction |
1. | addiction (state) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
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| Synonyms | dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | drug addiction, white plague |
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| Domain category | narcotic |
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2. | addiction (feeling) an abnormally strong craving |
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| Broader (hypernym) | craving |
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3. | addiction (act) (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 |
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| Samples | Under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery.
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| Broader (hypernym) | award, awarding |
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| Domain category | civil law, jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law |
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