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addicto-

addicto- is the combining form of addiction.

Meaning of addiction

Noun

addiction (countable and uncountable, plural addictions)

  1. A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
    • Do your lethal addictions to self-prescriptions numb the ache of the darkest days?2019, “Chemical Christ”, in Human Target (Deathcore), performed by Thy Art is Murder
  2. The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
  3. A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
  4. A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
    • His addiction was to courses vain.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about addicto-

What is addicto- the combining form of?
Addicto- is the combining form of addiction.

Words near addicto- in the dictionary

  1. addictiveness
  2. addictives
  3. addictivities
  4. addictivity
  5. addictlike
  6. addicto-
  7. addictogenic
  8. addictologic
  9. addictological
  10. addictologist
  11. addictologists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: addicto- (page history and authors); addiction (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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