noun / verb
addict
AD-ikt/ˈædɪkt/
Compulsive dependence on a substance or activity.
The gaming addict neglects his meal and tasks while playing.
Etymology
Here, declaring toward someone carried the force of awarding or handing something over. The resulting idea of being given over to a habit led to the noun for a person with a compulsive dependence.
In context
doesn't come quickly but it can happen so what does the spouse do a spouse first of all realizes that there's nothing that they can do to make the sex addict get in recovery
More examples
- He sought help after becoming addicted to the drug.
- The memoir describes how gambling can addict a person to repeated risk.
- She rejected the idea that an addict should be defined only by dependence.
Forms
addict · addicts · addicted · addicting
addiction noun — dependence that is difficult to stop
addictive adjective — likely to cause dependence
Similar words
- dependent
- Describes reliance on a substance.
- enthusiast
- Someone deeply interested without necessarily being dependent.