ad·dict
ˈa-(ˌ)dikt 
plural addicts
1
: one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity
a drug addict
opioid addicts
a gambling addict
2
: one strongly inclined to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly
a television addict
chocolate addicts
addicted; addicting; addicts
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Noun
an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit
science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Zillow addicts and fans of the reality TV show Selling Sunset can live vicariously through rich and famous house-hunters in New York City, as Selling the City, out Jan. 3, offers a look into the apartments in sky-high buildings with sky-high price tags.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
But synthetic opioids are linked to tens of thousands of deaths each year, of people addicted and not.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Essay Confessions of a Self-Help Addict Haley Mlotek A self-help addict explains why.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Zillow addicts and fans of the reality TV show Selling Sunset can live vicariously through rich and famous house-hunters in New York City, as Selling the City, out Jan. 3, offers a look into the apartments in sky-high buildings with sky-high price tags.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
Sweeney is Pippa, one half of a couple addicted to spying on a couple who live across the street.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
But synthetic opioids are linked to tens of thousands of deaths each year, of people addicted and not.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Addict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addict. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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addict
1 of 2 verb
ad·dict
ə-ˈdikt
1
: to devote or surrender oneself to something habitually
addicted to detective stories
2
: to cause to make a habit of using a drug
nicotine is addicting
addict
2 of 2 noun
ad·dict
ˈad-(ˌ)ikt
1
: one who is addicted (as to a drug)
2
: a person devoted to something
a TV addict
Medical Definition
addict
2 of 2 noun
ad·dict
ˈad-(ˌ)ikt
: one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity
a drug addict
opioid addicts
a gambling addict
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