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addict

ad·dict

UK/əˈdɪkt/ US/ˈæˌdɪkt/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

verb

1.

to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

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Phrases

  • cocaine addict
  • dope addict
  • drug addict
  • sex addict

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