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Definition of addicted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

addicted

adjective
 
/əˈdɪktɪd/
 
/əˈdɪktɪd/
 [not before noun]
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  1. addicted (to something) unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful
    • to become addicted to drugs/gambling/social media
    • It did not take James very long to get addicted.
    • She had become addicted to tranquillizers.
    Topics Social issuesb2, Health problemsb2, Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    • …
    adverb
    • totally
    • hopelessly
    preposition
    • to
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from the obsolete adjective addict ‘bound or devoted (to somebody)’, from Latin addict- ‘assigned’, from the verb addicere, from ad- ‘to’ + dicere ‘say’.
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