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Word entry · 9 letters

addiction

Best crossword clue

"Compulsive dependence"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əˈdɪkˌʃən/Part of speech nounSorted acddiinotStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2D3D4I5C6T7I8O9N

Definitions

  1. A compulsive dependence on a substance, behavior, or activity.

Word origin

From addict + -ion; compare (Latin) addictio (“an adjudging, an award”).

Used in a sentence

  • Do your lethal addictions to self-prescriptions numb the ache of the darkest days?
  • His addiction was to courses vain.

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