addict – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
addict
v.
cause to become dependent on, cause to become addicted to (a habit-forming substance); compulsively devote oneself to someone or something
n.
one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user
Addiction
Addiction is a state characterized by compulsive engagement in
rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. It can be thought of as a disease or biological process leading to such behaviors. The two properties that characterize all addictive stimuli are that they are
reinforcing (i.e., they increase the likelihood that a person will seek repeated exposure to them) and intrinsically rewarding (i.e., something perceived as being positive or desirable).
addict
Noun
1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
(synonym) nut, freak, junkie, junky
(hypernym) enthusiast, partisan, partizan
(hyponym) gym rat
(derivation) hook
2. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
(hypernym) drug user, substance abuser, user
(hyponym) caffeine addict, caffein addict
(derivation) hook
Verb
1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(synonym) hook
(hypernym) habituate, accustom
(entail) use, habituate
(derivation) addiction
addict
nm.
addict, one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user
addict (de)
n.
addict, one who is devoted to a certain habit, habitual drug user
