English
Etymology
First attested w:1914|1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested w:1906|1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from w:1779|1779, with reference to tobacco.
Adjective
en-adj-more
- Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
#:"addictive drugs", "an addictive behavior"
- Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
#:"an addictive personality"
Synonyms
habit-forming
Antonyms
nonaddictive
Related terms
addict
addicted
addiction
Derived terms
addictively
addictiveness
Translations
Czech: návykový m
Dutch: verslavend
mid
ar:addictive
it:addictive
ru:addictive
vi:addictive
Noun
en-noun
- A drug that causes an addiction.
- Anything that is very habit-forming.
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