addict
[noun]
Synonyms:
- junkie (informal), fiend (informal), freak (informal)
- fan, adherent, buff (informal), devotee, enthusiast, follower, nut (slang)

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Antonyms: wean
Contrasted words: alienate, estrange, detach, disengage, disincline, indispose
Related Words: bias, dispose, incline, predispose, address, apply, direct, enthusiast, fanatic, zealot, hobbyist, putterer, tinkerer

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧dict /ˈædɪkt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of addicere 'to give to formally or legally', from ad- 'to' + dicere 'to say']

1. someone who is unable to stop taking drugs
drug/heroin/morphine etc addict
a recovering heroin addict

2. someone who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it
TV/sports etc addict
My nephew is a complete video game addict.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

addict
noun
ADJ. cocaine, drug, heroin, etc. | computer, television, etc. Many young boys become computer addicts.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲