addiction
Definition of addiction
noun:
- being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs). Synonyms: dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation.
- an abnormally strong craving.
- (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; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery".
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Rhymes with addiction
affliction, benediction, constriction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, depiction, dereliction, diction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, jurisdiction, nonfiction, prediction, restriction.
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- addiction is a valid Scrabble US word, worth 13 points
- addiction is a valid Scrabble UK word, worth 13 points
- addiction is a valid Words With Friends word, worth 15 points
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