ADDICT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance
    • abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
    Hypernyms(s) addict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a golf addict
    • a car nut
    • a news junkie
    Hypernyms(s) addict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

ADDICT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) addict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)