addict
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An adherent or fan.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈdɪkt
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
An adherent or fan (of something).
verb
transitive
To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.
In this sense, addict is a strong, expressive word and suggests enthusiasm that has gone past what most people would call reasonable. Among friends, and about hobbies, it can be worn proudly; about someone's politics or beliefs it usually sounds like criticism.
- Emotional tone
- Context-dependent
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
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More ways to use addict
- “He's a coffee addict, always needing a cup first thing in the morning.”noun
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming.
Word family
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Causing or characterized by addiction.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Someone addicted to caffeine.
A person addicted to cocaine.
Someone addicted to crack cocaine.
A narcotics addict.
Someone addicted to heroin.
Someone addicted to opium.
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