Addicted
/əˈdɪktɪd/
EN
physically or psychologically dependent on a substance or activity; unable to stop doing something because it is too enjoyable
Many teenagers became addicted to that popular mobile game.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin addictus, meaning 'given over, devoted', which originally referred to someone assigned as a slave to a creditor. The modern sense of dependence on a substance emerged in the early 20th century.
Translations
简体中文
上瘾的,沉迷的
繁體中文
上癮的,沉迷的
日本語
依存症の,中毒になっている
한국어
중독된,빠져 있는
Deutsch
süchtig,abhängig
Español
adicto,enganchado
Português
viciado,adicto
Français
addict,accro
Català
addicte,enganxat
Tiếng Việt
nghiện,mê
Collocations
addicted to drugsaddicted to alcoholaddicted to social mediaaddicted to gaming
Synonyms
dependenthookedobsessedcompulsive
Antonyms
soberunaddictedindependentdetached
Related Words
addictionaddictcompulsiondependence