ADDICTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor)
   • a surrender to a master
   Usage Example(s)
   • under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery
   Hypernyms(s) addiction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • award (what does award mean?)
   • awarding (what does awarding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • addict (what does addict mean?)
   • hook (what does hook mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an abnormally strong craving
   Hypernyms(s) addiction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • craving (what does craving mean?)
3. Meaning
   • being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
   Synonym(s)
   • dependence (what does dependence mean?)
   • dependency (what does dependency mean?)
   • habituation (what does habituation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) addiction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physiological state (what does physiological state mean?)
   • physiological condition (what does physiological condition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drug addiction (what does drug addiction mean?)
   • white plague (what does white plague mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • habituate (what does habituate mean?)
   • accustom (what does accustom mean?)
   • addict (what does addict mean?)
   • hook (what does hook mean?)