ADDICTION


Meaning of ADDICTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈdik-shən, a- ]

noun

Date: 1599

1. : the quality or state of being addicted

addiction to reading

2. : compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal ; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.