addiction
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1. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master (noun.act)
domain category | : | civil law, jus civile, justinian code, roman law, |
definition | : | the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law (noun.communication) |
2. an abnormally strong craving (noun.feeling)
hypernym | : | craving, |
definition | : | an intense desire for some particular thing (noun.feeling) |
3. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) (noun.state)
hypernym | : | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, |
definition | : | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | drug addiction, white plague, |
definition | : | an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) (noun.state) |
domain category | : | narcotic, |
definition | : | a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction (noun.artifact) |
4. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master (noun.act)
5. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) (noun.state)
derivation | : | dependant, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out, |
definition | : | addicted to a drug (adj.all) |
6. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master (noun.act)
7. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) (noun.state)
derivation | : | dependant, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out, |
definition | : | addicted to a drug (adj.all) |
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