Synonym: dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation. Similar words: addictive, diction, addict, addicted, dictionary, prediction, valediction, benediction. Meaning: [æ'dɪkʃən] 
n. 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 2. an abnormally strong craving 3. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master.
n. 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 2. an abnormally strong craving 3. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master. 
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211. And the researcher say their discovery may point to a weak spot in smoking addiction.
212. And with his new TV show, Maradona, 45, has returned to the limelight after years of dealing with cocaine addiction and health problems.
213. The heroin prescription trial in the UK, which is being run at the National Addiction Centre, initially used diamorphine imported specially from Switzerland and distinct from the NHS's own stockpile.
214. Her body had wasted away to 61 pounds, ravaged by a heavy-duty crack cocaine addiction, hepatitis, HIV, and late-stage syphilis.
215. Results There were apparente anxious in the parents of alcohol addiction.
216. The invention provides a novel cachou used for solving the tobacco addiction.
217. Crimes tempting, abetting and deceiving someone into drug addiction offended against state control on stupefacient and drugs and against person mentally and physically.
218. About 17 percent of people above 15 have mental diseases, with 5 percent suffering from depression, 5 percent from anxiety disorder, and 5 percent from drug and alcohol addiction.
219. Davis said she wants more help from the NHS, saying her problem is no different from drug or alcohol addiction.
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