addicted
[ uh-dik-tid ]
/ əˈdɪk tɪd /
adjective
devoted or given up to a practice or habit or to something psychologically or physically habit-forming (usually followed by to): to be addicted to drugs.
OTHER WORDS FROM addicted
ad·dict·ed·ness, noun non·ad·dict·ed, adjective un·ad·dict·ed, adjective well-ad·dict·ed, adjectiveWords nearby addicted
adder's-mouth,
adder's-tongue,
adderall,
adderley,
addict,
addicted,
addiction,
addictive,
addie,
adding,
adding machine
Definition for addicted (2 of 2)
addict
[ noun ad-ikt; verb uh-dikt ]
/ noun ˈæd ɪkt; verb əˈdɪkt /
noun
a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
verb (used with object)
to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic.
to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively: a writer addicted to the use of high-flown language; children addicted to video games.
Origin of addict
1520–30; < Latin
addictus assigned, surrendered (past participle of
addīcere, equivalent to
ad-
ad- +
dic- (variant stem of
dīcere to fix, determine) +
-tus past participle suffix)
OTHER WORDS FROM addict
non·ad·dict, noun non·ad·dict·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for addicted
British Dictionary definitions for addicted
addict
verb (əˈdɪkt)
(tr; usually passive often foll by to)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)
noun (ˈædɪkt)
a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs
informal
a person who is devoted to something
a jazz addict
Word Origin for addict
C16: (as adj and as vb; n use C20): from Latin
addictus given over, from
addīcere to give one's assent to, from
ad- to +
dīcere to say
Medical definitions for addicted
addict
[ ăd′ĭkt ]
n.
One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity.