addiction

English Thesaurus

1. (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); a surrender to a master (noun.act)

hypernym	:	award, awarding,
definition	:	a grant made by a law court (noun.act)

domain category	:	civil law, jus civile, justinian code, roman law,
definition	:	the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law (noun.communication)

2. an abnormally strong craving (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	craving,
definition	:	an intense desire for some particular thing (noun.feeling)

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

hypernym	:	physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state,
definition	:	the condition or state of the body or bodily functions (noun.state)

hyponym	:	drug addiction, white plague,
definition	:	an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) (noun.state)

domain category	:	narcotic,
definition	:	a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction (noun.artifact)

4. (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); a surrender to a master (noun.act)

derivation	:	addict, hook,
definition	:	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

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

derivation	:	accustom, habituate,
definition	:	make psychologically or physically used (to something) (verb.change)

derivation	:	addict, hook,
definition	:	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dependant, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out,
definition	:	addicted to a drug (adj.all)

6. (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); a surrender to a master (noun.act)

derivation	:	addict, hook,
definition	:	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

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

derivation	:	accustom, habituate,
definition	:	make psychologically or physically used (to something) (verb.change)

derivation	:	addict, hook,
definition	:	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dependant, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out,
definition	:	addicted to a drug (adj.all)

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