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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) | ||
| Synonyms | dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drug addiction, white plague | ||
| Domain category | narcotic | ||
| 2. | addiction (feeling) an abnormally strong craving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | craving | ||
| 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 | ||
| Samples | Under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | award, awarding | ||
| Domain category | civil law, jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law | ||
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