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View synonyms for

addicted

[ uh-dik-tid ]

adjective

  1. compulsively committed or helplessly drawn to a practice or habit or to something psychologically or physically habit-forming (often used in combination):

    an intensive program for opioid-addicted physicians.



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Sensitive Note

See addict.
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Other Word Forms

  • ·徱··Ա noun
  • ԴDz··徱· adjective
  • ܲ··徱· adjective
  • ɱ-·徱· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of addicted1

First recorded in 1550–60; addict + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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“There’s nothing that scares me quite like that, and there’s nothing I’m quite as addicted to as that.”

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Oliver James MacCormack was the last of four men from Northern Ireland to be jailed who preyed on vulnerable women who were addicted to drugs.

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Chelsea is addicted to the relationship and to him and to the excitement and she’s got an intolerance for the mundane.

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He had to rewire a squad addicted to chaos when he arrived in Paris.

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He said he was addicted to drugs and did not want her to be around his lifestyle.

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