/ʌdɪˈkts/ - [udikts] -
We found 3 definitions of addicts from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: addicts |
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addict - someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms | ||
drug user, substance abuser, user a person who takes drugs | ||
caffein addict, caffeine addict someone addicted to caffeine | ||
drug addict, junkie, junky a narcotics addict | ||
addict - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" | ||
nut, freak, junkie, junky | ||
enthusiast, partizan, partisan an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | ||
Verb |
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addict - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | ||
hook | ||
accustom, habituate make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" | ||
habituate, use make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" |