addiction
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
- drug addiction hyponym
Related & opposite
- accustom derivation
- addict derivation
- drug-addicted derivation
- narcotic domain topic
Sense 2 noun
an abnormally strong craving
Types & categories
- craving hypernym
Sense 3 noun
(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
under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery
Types & categories
- award hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accustom |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | addict |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | drug-addicted |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | narcotic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drug addiction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | craving |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | addict |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Roman law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | award |