addiction

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-dik-shuhn ]

Definition:

n. the quality or state of being addicted -especially uncontrollable use of habit-forming drugs-

Sentence:

He was trying to overcome his addiction to alcohol.

More example sentences:

He was trying to overcome his addiction to alcohol.

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The crackhead sought treatment for his addiction.

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His drug addiction has completely enslaved him.

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What addiction does Joseph's father have?

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According to Miranda's father, what does a person with a gambling addiction think?

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Synonyms:

dependence; habit; fixation

Antonyms:

aversion

Addiction rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • diction
  • fiction
  • friction
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • affliction
  • constriction
  • conviction
  • depiction
  • eviction
  • infliction
  • nonfiction
  • prediction
  • restriction
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • benediction
  • contradiction
  • crucifixion
  • dereliction
  • interdiction
  • jurisdiction