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Addiction Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Addiction
(n.)
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
(n.)
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
| WordNet 2.0 |
addiction
Noun
1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
(synonym) dependence, dependency, habituation
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) drug addiction, white plague
(derivation) addict, hook
(classification) narcotic
2. an abnormally strong craving
(hypernym) craving
3. (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
(hypernym) award, awarding
(derivation) addict, hook
(classification) Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile
Noun
1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
(synonym) dependence, dependency, habituation
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) drug addiction, white plague
(derivation) addict, hook
(classification) narcotic
2. an abnormally strong craving
(hypernym) craving
3. (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
(hypernym) award, awarding
(derivation) addict, hook
(classification) Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile
| hEnglish - advanced version |
addiction
addiction
\ad*dic"tion\ (&?;), n. [cf. l. addictio an adjudging.] the state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. "his addiction was to courses vain."
similar words(1)
alcohol addiction
addiction
\ad*dic"tion\ (&?;), n. [cf. l. addictio an adjudging.] the state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. "his addiction was to courses vain."
similar words(1)
alcohol addiction
Addiction Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
addiction
Uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such as a drug or alcohol.
Uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such as a drug or alcohol.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
addiction
noun
drug addiction or drug dependence = being mentally and physically dependent on taking a drug regularly
noun
drug addiction or drug dependence = being mentally and physically dependent on taking a drug regularly
| Aids Glossary |
addiction
psychological dependence on a drug. See dependence.
psychological dependence on a drug. See dependence.
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Addiction
Dependence on a substance (alcohol or drugs), to the point that stopping is very difficult and causes severe mental and physical reactions
Dependence on a substance (alcohol or drugs), to the point that stopping is very difficult and causes severe mental and physical reactions
| The Glossary of the American Council on Science and Health |
addiction
In medicine (broadly), a condition marked by chronic compulsive fulfillment of an abnormal desire for a particular substance or action that is harmful to the fulfiller.
In medicine (broadly), a condition marked by chronic compulsive fulfillment of an abnormal desire for a particular substance or action that is harmful to the fulfiller.
| Terms and symbols used in pharmacology |
Addiction
Defined by the Drug Addiction Committee of the National Research Council as "A state of periodic or chronic intoxication, detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated administration of a drug: its characteristics are a compulsion to continue to take the drug and to increase the dose, with the development of psychic and sometimes physical dependence on the effects of the drug, so that the development of means to continue the administration of the drug becomes an important motive in the addict's existence." (See: Sever, M.D., J.A.M.A.,181 ,92, 1962.) Cf. Tolerance, Habituation, Dependence, Harrison Narcotic Act, Drug Dependence, Drug Abuse.
Defined by the Drug Addiction Committee of the National Research Council as "A state of periodic or chronic intoxication, detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated administration of a drug: its characteristics are a compulsion to continue to take the drug and to increase the dose, with the development of psychic and sometimes physical dependence on the effects of the drug, so that the development of means to continue the administration of the drug becomes an important motive in the addict's existence." (See: Sever, M.D., J.A.M.A.,181 ,92, 1962.) Cf. Tolerance, Habituation, Dependence, Harrison Narcotic Act, Drug Dependence, Drug Abuse.
Addiction Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Addiction Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Addiction
An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. The term is often reserved for drug addictions but it is sometimes applied to other compulsions, such as problem gambling, compulsive overeating, and hyperreligiosity Factors that have been suggested as causes of addiction include genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors.
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