addict
noun/ˈædɪkt/
/ˈædɪkt/
- a person who is unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful
- a heroin/drug addict
- a gambling/social media addict
- the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts
- I used to be a video game addict—I literally spent all my free time playing games.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cocaine
- drug
- heroin
- …
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from the obsolete verb addict, which was a back-formation from addicted.Want to learn more?
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