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Meaning of addiction in English

(Definition of addiction from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of addiction from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
 
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Translations of addiction

in Chinese (Traditional)
上癮…
in Chinese (Simplified)
上瘾…
in Spanish
adicción, adicción [feminine]…
in Portuguese
vício, vício [masculine]…
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in Italian
व्यसन…
中毒, 依存症, 中毒(ちゅうどく)…
bağımlılık, tiryakilik…
dépendance [feminine], addiction [feminine], passion [feminine]…
addicció…
verslaving…
எதையாவது செய்வதையோ அல்லது பயன்படுத்துவதையோ நிறுத்த இயலாத ஒன்று, குறிப்பாக தீங்கு விளைவிக்கக்கூடியதை…
लत…
વ્યસન, બંધારણ, લત…
afhængighed…
missbruk, böjelse…
ketagihan…
die Sucht…
avhengighet [masculine], galskap [masculine], lidenskap [masculine]…
عادت, لت, نشہ…
залежність від чого, згубна звичка…
зависимость…
వ్యసనం…
إدمان…
আসক্তি, বাতিক, কোনোকিছু করা বা ব্যবহার করা বন্ধ করার অক্ষমতা…
závislost…
ketergantungan…
การติดยาเสพติด…
sự nghiện…
uzależnienie, nałóg…
중독…
assuefazione, dipendenza…
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