addiction
noun
[ əˈdɪkʃ(ə)n ]
• the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity.
• "he committed the offence to finance his drug addiction"
Similar:
dependency,
dependence,
craving,
habit,
weakness,
compulsion,
fixation,
enslavement,
monkey,
jones,
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a person's inclination or proclivity): from Latin addictio(n- ), from addicere ‘assign’ (see addicted).
