Meaning Of The Word Addiction

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What's The Definition Of Addiction?

addiction
Addiction is the condition of taking harmful drugs and being unable to stop taking them.
variable noun: An addiction to something is a very strong desire or need for it.

addiction in American English
the condition of being addicted (to a habit) or of being an addict; specif., the habitual use of narcotic drugs
noun: the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma

addiction in British English
noun: the condition of being abnormally dependent on some habit, esp compulsive dependency on narcotic drugs

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