addiction — the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈdɪkʃən/
Example Sentences
- My coffee addiction is so bad that I dream about espresso machines.
- Social media addiction affects millions of teenagers worldwide.
- He went to rehab to treat his shopping addiction after buying 47 pairs of shoes.
addiction
NOUN[/əˈdɪkʃən/]
the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity
His gaming addiction made him ignore everything around him.
His addiction kept pulling him back to the slot machine.
Breaking his addiction lifted every restriction and gave him freedom again.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
This word derives from Latin addicere, originally meaning 'to assign or deliver legally.' In Roman times, it referred to the practice of surrendering debtors who could not repay their obligations to creditors. The meaning evolved from this legal transfer of persons to describe a compulsive commitment or surrender to something, acquiring its modern sense of psychological or physical dependence.
Breakdown
ad- (to, toward) + dicere (to say, assign) = addicere (to deliver over, assign legally). The suffix -ion transforms the Latin verb into an English noun denoting the state or condition of being delivered over or devoted to something.
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📝Examples
“My coffee addiction is so bad that I dream about espresso machines.”
“Social media addiction affects millions of teenagers worldwide.”
“He went to rehab to treat his shopping addiction after buying 47 pairs of shoes.”
“Video game addiction can lead to serious health problems.”
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