pseudoaddiction

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noun

A purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.

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Meanings

nounpseudoaddiction (usually uncountable, plural pseudoaddictions)

plural pseudoaddictions

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.

Origin

From pseudo- + addiction.

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APA

pseudoaddiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoaddiction

MLA

“pseudoaddiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoaddiction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoaddiction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoaddiction.

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