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# addiction

noun (an addiction, addictions)

«addiction» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An addiction is a strong need to keep doing or taking something, like drugs, alcohol, smoking or gambling, even when it causes harm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#m1)
2. (informal) An addiction can jokingly mean a very strong liking: "my chocolate addiction". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons pupils learn that nicotine, alcohol and some drugs can cause addiction, and that screens and games can be hard to stop too. In stories it explains a character's struggle. Phrases: addiction to, overcome an addiction, screen addiction.

### Examples

- Smoking can lead to addiction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x1)
- He got help for his addiction to gambling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x2)
- Nicotine in cigarettes causes addiction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x3)
- Some games are designed to cause a kind of addiction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x4)
- Addiction is an illness, and people can recover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x5)
- Her addiction to sweets is a family joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x6)
- Doctors help people with addiction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x7)
- Talk to an adult you trust if you are worried about someone's addiction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/#x8)

### Note

Starts with a vowel: "an addiction". Adjective: addictive (causing addiction), addicted (having it). Person: addict. Trap: "addicted" in joking talk ("I'm addicted to this song") is not a real illness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «addiction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/addiction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«addiction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/addiction.html) on Mova free.