addiction

English

Etymology

From addict +‎ -ion; compare (Latin) addictio (“an adjudging, an award”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈdɪkʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

addiction (countable and uncountable, plural addictions)

  1. (medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.[1][2]
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  2. The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
  3. A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
  4. A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.

Derived terms

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References
  1. Angres DH, Bettinardi-Angres K (October 2008). "The disease of addiction: origins, treatment, and recovery". Dis Mon 54 (10): 696–721. doi:10.1016/j.disamonth.2008.07.002. pmid:18790142.
  2. Malenka RC, Nestler EJ, Hyman SE (2009). "Chapter 15: Reinforcement and Addictive Disorders". In Sydor A, Brown RY. Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. pp. 364–365, 375. →ISBN. "The defining feature of addiction is compulsive, out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences. ...compulsive eating, shopping, gambling, and sex–so-called “natural addictions”– Indeed, addiction to both drugs and behavioral rewards may arise from similar dysregulation of the mesolimbic dopamine system."

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin addictiōnem; probably through English addiction.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.dik.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

addiction f (plural addictions)

  1. addiction

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English addiction.

Noun

addiction f (plural addictions)

  1. (Jersey, medicine) addiction
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