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Grade 7
(ad-dic-tion) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. a strong need to do or have something.

Example Sentence

He was trying to overcome his addiction to alcohol.

More Example Sentences

She overcame her addiction to video games.

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addiction
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Rhymes

  • diction
  • fiction
  • friction

  • addiction
  • affliction
  • constriction
  • conviction
  • depiction
  • eviction
  • infliction
  • nonfiction
  • prediction
  • restriction

  • benediction
  • contradiction
  • crucifixion
  • dereliction
  • interdiction
  • jurisdiction
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