Addict — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹiənz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌsti/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹiənz/.

Examples

a golf addict
a car nut
a bodybuilding freak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hook freak junkie junky nut

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction “a golf addict”
noun	someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
verb	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Word Forms

addict	verb	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
addictive	adjective	causing or characterized by addiction
addiction	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
addict	noun	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
hook	noun	anything that serves as an enticement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

süchtig

jemand, der einer Sache so leidenschaftlich zugetan ist, dass es einer Sucht gleicht

🇫🇷French

toxicomane

quelqu'un qui est si ardemment dévoué à quelque chose que cela ressemble à une dépendance

🇪🇸Spanish

adicto

alguien que está tan apasionadamente dedicado a algo que parece una adicción

🇮🇹Italian

tossicodipendente

qualcuno che è così ardentemente devoto a qualcosa da assomigliare a una dipendenza

🇳🇱Dutch

verslaafde

iemand die ergens zo vurig aan toegewijd is dat het op een verslaving lijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

viciado

alguém que se dedica tão ardentemente a algo que parece um vício

🇷🇺Russian

наркоман

тот, кто настолько горячо предан чему-то, что это напоминает зависимость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यसनी

कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी चीज़ के प्रति इतना समर्पित है कि वह एक लत जैसा दिखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আসক্ত

এমন কেউ যে এমন কিছুতে উত্সর্গীকৃত যে এটি একটি আসক্তির মতো

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிமை

ஏதோவொன்றில் மிகவும் தீவிரமான அர்ப்பணிப்புள்ள ஒருவர், அது ஒரு அடிமைத்தனத்தை ஒத்திருக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యసనపరుడు

వ్యసనాన్ని పోలి ఉండేంతగా దేనికైనా ఎంతో అంకితభావంతో ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यसनी

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी इतकी उत्कटतेने समर्पित आहे की ती एखाद्या व्यसनासारखी दिसते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યસની

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે કોઈ વસ્તુ માટે એટલી ઉત્સાહપૂર્વક સમર્પિત છે કે તે વ્યસન જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಸನಿ

ವ್ಯಸನವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಉತ್ಕಟವಾಗಿ ಮೀಸಲಾಗಿರುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആസക്തി

ഒരു ആസക്തിയോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള ഒരു കാര്യത്തോട് വളരെയധികം അർപ്പണബോധമുള്ള ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਦੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਇੰਨਾ ਜੋਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਨਸ਼ੇ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عادی

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی چیز کے لیے اس قدر لگن رکھتا ہے کہ یہ ایک لت سے مشابہت رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瘾君子

热衷于某事以至于上瘾的人

🇯🇵Japanese

中毒者

中毒に似ているほど何かに熱中する人

🇰🇷Korean

중독자

중독과 비슷할 정도로 어떤 일에 열성적으로 헌신하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nghiện

một người rất nhiệt tình cống hiến cho một cái gì đó giống như một cơn nghiện

🇹🇭Thai

ติดยาเสพติด

คนที่ทุ่มเทให้กับบางสิ่งอย่างกระตือรือร้นจนดูเหมือนเป็นการเสพติด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencandu

seseorang yang begitu bersemangat mengabdi pada sesuatu yang menyerupai kecanduan

🇵🇭Filipino

adik

isang taong masigasig na nakatuon sa isang bagay na ito ay kahawig ng isang adiksyon

🇲🇾Malay

penagih

seseorang yang begitu bersungguh-sungguh mengabdikan diri kepada sesuatu sehingga ia menyerupai ketagihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدمن

شخص مكرس بشدة لشيء يشبه الإدمان

🇮🇷Persian

معتاد

کسی که آنقدر وقف کاری است که شبیه اعتیاد است

🇹🇷Turkish

bağımlı

bağımlılığa benzeyecek kadar kendini bir şeye hararetle adamış biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָכוּר

מישהו שכל כך מסור למשהו שהוא דומה להתמכרות

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