Meanings
nounaddiction (countable and uncountable, plural addictions)
plural addictions
- countableuncountablemedicineA state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
Do your lethal addictions to self-prescriptions numb the ache of the darkest days?
2019, “Chemical Christ”, in Human Target (Deathcore), performed by Thy Art is Murder - countableuncountableThe state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- countableuncountableA habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
- countableuncountableA pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
His addiction was to courses vain.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Broader
physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From addict + -ion; compare (Latin) addictio (“an adjudging, an award”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِدْمَان, إِدْمَان
- إِدْمَان (ʔidmān)the state of being addicted
- إِدْمَان (ʔidmān)a habit or practice
Bulgarian зави́симост, пристрасте́ност
- зави́симост (zavísimost)the state of being addicted
- пристрасте́ност (pristrasténost)the state of being addicted
- на́вик (návik)a habit or practice
Catalan addicció
- addiccióthe state of being addicted
Chinese Mandarin 成癮 /成瘾, 成癮 /成瘾
- 成癮 /成瘾 (chéngyǐn)the state of being addicted
- 成癮 /成瘾 (chéngyǐn)a habit or practice
- 癮 /瘾 (yǐn)a habit or practice
- 癮頭 /瘾头 (yǐntóu)a habit or practice
Czech závislost, návyk
- závislostthe state of being addicted
- návykthe state of being addicted
- návyka habit or practice
- závislosta pathological relationship
Danish afhængighed, mani
- afhængighedthe state of being addicted
- mania habit or practice
- sygt forholda pathological relationship
- destruktiv relationa pathological relationship
Dutch verslaving, verslaafdheid
- verslavingthe state of being addicted
- verslaafdheidthe state of being addicted
Esperanto toksomanio, manio
- toksomaniothe state of being addicted
- manioa habit or practice
Estonian sõltuvus
- sõltuvusthe state of being addicted
Finnish riippuvuus, addiktio
- riippuvuusthe state of being addicted
- addiktiothe state of being addicted
- riippuvuusa habit or practice
- himoa habit or practice
- addiktioa habit or practice
- riippuvuusa pathological relationship
- addiktioa pathological relationship
French dépendance, addiction
- dépendancethe state of being addicted
- addictionthe state of being addicted
- dépendancea habit or practice
German Abhängigkeit, Sucht
- Abhängigkeitthe state of being addicted
- Suchtthe state of being addicted
- Abhängigkeita habit or practice
Greek εξάρτηση, εθισμός
- εξάρτηση (exártisi)the state of being addicted
- εθισμός (ethismós)the state of being addicted
- εξάρτηση (exártisi)a habit or practice
- εξάρτηση (exártisi)a pathological relationship
Hebrew הִתְמַכְּרוּת
- הִתְמַכְּרוּת (hitmak'rút)the state of being addicted
Hindi व्यसन
- व्यसन (vyasan)the state of being addicted
Hungarian függőség
- függőségthe state of being addicted
Icelandic fíkn
- fíknthe state of being addicted
Indonesian adiksi, kecanduan
- adiksithe state of being addicted
- kecanduanthe state of being addicted
- ketagihanthe state of being addicted
- ketergantunganthe state of being addicted
Irish andúil
- andúilthe state of being addicted
Italian dipendenza, assuefazione
- dipendenzathe state of being addicted
- assuefazionethe state of being addicted
- dipendenzaa habit or practice
Japanese 嗜癖, 中毒
- 嗜癖 (shiheki)the state of being addicted
- 中毒 (chūdoku)a habit or practice
Korean 중독, 탐닉
- 중독 (jungdok)the state of being addicted
- 탐닉 (tamnik)the state of being addicted
- 중독 (jungdok)a habit or practice
Malay ketagihan, pengagihan
- ketagihanthe state of being addicted
- pengagihanthe state of being addicted
Māori waranga, wara
- warangathe state of being addicted
- warathe state of being addicted
Norwegian Bokmål avhengighet, avhengighet
- avhengighetthe state of being addicted
- avhengigheta habit or practice
Persian اعتیاد
- اعتیاد (e'tiyâd)the state of being addicted
Polish uzależnienie, nałóg
- uzależnieniethe state of being addicted
- nałóga habit or practice
- uzależnieniea habit or practice
- współuzależnieniea pathological relationship
Portuguese vício, adicção
- víciothe state of being addicted
- adicçãothe state of being addicted
- adicçãoa habit or practice
Romanian adicție, dependență
- adicțiethe state of being addicted
- dependențăthe state of being addicted
Russian зави́симость, адди́кция
- зави́симость (zavísimostʹ)the state of being addicted
- адди́кция (addíkcija)the state of being addicted
- пристра́стие (pristrástije)the state of being addicted
- зави́симость (zavísimostʹ)a habit or practice
- па́губная привы́чка (págubnaja privýčka)a habit or practice
Scottish Gaelic tràillealachd, tràillealachd
- tràillealachdthe state of being addicted
- tràillealachda habit or practice
- tràillealachda pathological relationship
Slovak závislosť
- závislosťthe state of being addicted
Spanish adicción, vicio
- adicciónthe state of being addicted
- viciothe state of being addicted
- dependenciathe state of being addicted
- adiccióna habit or practice
Swedish beroende
- beroendethe state of being addicted
Tagalog adiksiyon, adiksiyon
- adiksiyonthe state of being addicted
- adiksiyona habit or practice
Turkish bağımlılık, iptila
- bağımlılıkthe state of being addicted
- iptilathe state of being addicted
- düşkünlüka habit or practice
- tutkua habit or practice
Ukrainian зале́жність
- зале́жність (zaléžnistʹ)the state of being addicted
Welsh caethiwed
- caethiwedthe state of being addicted
Yiddish אַדיקציע
- אַדיקציע (adiktsye)the state of being addicted
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with addiction
fictionjurisdictionrestrictionpredictionconvictionfrictioncontradictiondepictionevictionafflictiondictionconstrictionbenedictionderelictionmaledictionstictionstrictionabstrictionaffixionastrictioncondictionconflictioneffictionemiction
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
addiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addiction
MLA
“addiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addiction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “addiction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addiction.
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