addict
Plural: addicts
Noun
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
- "a golf addict"
- someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
- A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
- An adherent or fan (of something).
Verb
Verb Forms: addicted, addicting, addicts
- To devote or surrender oneself to something habitually.
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
- To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
- To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
- To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
- To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
- To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.
Adj
- Addicted.
- Bound, tied to, obligated.
Examples
- a heroin addict
- He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
- He was a Scrabble addict, playing three games online at once.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)
Synonyms
freak, hook, junkie, junky, nut, abuser, adapt, addict, adherent, aficionado, consecrate, dedicate, devote, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fiend, fit, get hooked, habitue, slave, wastoid
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
addict: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaddict: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
addict: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary