addict

[US]/ˈædɪkt,əˈdɪkt/
[UK]/ˈædɪkt,əˈdɪkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person, especially someone addicted to harmful substances, who is obsessed or addicted
v. to make someone obsessed; to make someone addicted; to make oneself acquire (some bad habits)

Phrases & Collocations

addicted to

drug addict

Example Sentences

a drug addict too far-gone for rehabilitation.

he's addicted to computers.

She was addicted to rock music.

He was addicted to cocaine.

He became addicted to the drug.

You're not much of a TV addict, as I remember.

she is addicted to chocolate; addicted to cocain.

He was passionately addicted to pop music.

She had become addicted to tranquillizers.

she became addicted to alcohol and diet pills.

addicts are often the last people to face up to their problems.

they believe addicts have no morals and cannot be trusted.

She's become addicted to love stories.

He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.

My children are hopelessly addicted to television.

the word ‘addict’ conjures up evil and corruption.

Jiujitsu addict:good shit, pretty different th...

A nurse is teaching disulfiram ( Antabuse) to a patient who is addicted to alcohol.

The children are addicted to computer games.

a former drug addict who has come a long way.

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