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   ad·dict·ed

   /əˈdiktəd/

   adjective

   • 1. physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects: "I became addicted to alcohol very quickly" Similar dependent ongiven to usinggiven to abusingin the habit of usingdependentobsessiveobsessionalinformal:hooked onjonesing on/for
   • ▪ enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity: "he's addicted to computers" Similar devoted todedicated tofond ofpartial tokeen onenthusiastic aboutenamored ofin love withinfatuated withobsessed withfixated onfanatical aboutinformal:hooked ongone onwild aboutnuts aboutcrazy aboutdotty aboutpotty aboutOpposite indifferent

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from the obsolete adjective addict ‘bound or devoted (to someone’), from Latin addict- ‘assigned’, from the verb addicere, from ad- ‘to’ + dicere ‘say’.

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