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addiction
noun
an
uncontrollable
physical
or
psychological
need
to
keep
taking
a
drug
or
carrying
out
a
harmful
behaviour
,
even
when
it
causes
damage
to
health
,
relationships
,
or
daily
life
•
After
years
of
heavy
drinking
,
Mark
finally
sought
help
for
his
addiction
.
After
years
of
heavy
drinking
,
Mark
finally
sought
help
for
his
addiction
.
•
The
clinic
offers
counselling
to
people
battling
opioid
addiction
.
The
clinic
offers
counselling
to
people
battling
opioid
addiction
.
late
16th
century
:
from
Latin
addictio
‘
assigning
,
devoting
’,
from
addicere
‘
give
over
,
award
’
noun
a
very
strong
liking
for
or
habit
of
doing
something
that
is
hard
to
stop
,
even
when
it
is
not
necessarily
harmful
•
Julia
has
an
addiction
to
social
media
and
checks
her
phone
every
five
minutes
.
Julia
has
an
addiction
to
social
media
and
checks
her
phone
every
five
minutes
.
•
My
brother
’
s
video-game
addiction
kept
him
awake
until
dawn
last
night
.
My
brother
’
s
video-game
addiction
kept
him
awake
until
dawn
last
night
.
late
16th
century
:
from
Latin
addictio
‘
assigning
,
devoting
’,
from
addicere
‘
give
over
,
award
’
