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addict::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | drug user, substance abuser, user |
| Has types | junkie, junky, drug addict, caffein addict, speed freak, caffeine addict |
Examples of addict
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I'm a BlackBerry addict so the dependency I have on it comes as no real shocker.
From the independent.co.uk
Yet Seamen too was an addict whose habit put terrible chains on his achievement.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Carol Moseley Braun, a black contender, called a lesser opponent a crack addict.
From the economist.com
Witnesses said Smith was not an addict but a woman struggling with chronic pain.
From the sacbee.com
So, how can a snow addict save a few bucks and still hit the slopes this winter?
From the thenewstribune.com
A speed addict who kept on revving his racing engine well into his golden years.
From the usatoday.com
We blame the addict and alcoholic for their inability to control their drinking.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
An addict could park themselves on Rockall and find a way to get their next fix.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the nether world of the narcotics addict, a man's only loyalty is to himself.
From the time.com
- To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
- Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
- (addiction) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- (addiction) an abnormally strong craving
- (addiction) (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; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
- The music of FLCL was written and performed by The Pillows, which has generated mass success and appreciation since the series' release abroad. The ending theme is The Pillows' "Ride on Shooting Star". The remaining music was written by Shinkichi Mitsumune. ...
- Historically, addiction has been defined with regard solely to psychoactive substances (for example alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain.
- (Addicted (2002 film)) Addicted is a 2002 South Korean thriller film directed by Park Young-hoon.
