addiction

noun

(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)

an abnormally strong craving

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Roots

dicodict- · Latin · say, assign

Synonyms for addiction

dependencen addictednessn habituationn cocainismn alcoholismn dipsomanian

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