addict

Pronunciation: /ˈæd.ɪkt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
  2. noun someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
  3. verb to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

In classic literature

Synonyms

nut, freak, junkie, junky

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
enthusiast
Narrower (hyponyms)
gym rat

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