addicted

Thân thiện

She is addicted to checking her phone every few minutes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Compulsively or physiologically dependent on a habit-forming substance or activity: Describes a state where a person has a powerful and often uncontrollable need for something, leading to repeated use or engagement despite potential harm.
   • Enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing: Used more informally to describe a very strong liking or habitual involvement in an activity.

Usage

• The word "addicted" is typically followed by the preposition "to."
• It describes a person's condition or state. For example: "He is addicted."
• It is used to indicate dependency on substances (like drugs, alcohol) or behaviors (like gambling, shopping, using the internet).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She is addicted to chocolate and eats some every day.
  • He became addicted to painkillers after his surgery.
  • My brother is addicted to playing video games for hours.

Advanced Usage

• "Hopelessly addicted": Emphasizes a complete lack of control or possibility of stopping.
  • After years of smoking, he was hopelessly addicted.
• "Hopelessly addicted": Emphasizes a complete lack of control or possibility of stopping.
  • After years of smoking, he was hopelessly addicted.

Variants and Related Words

• Addiction (n): The condition of being addicted.
  • His drug addiction ruined his career.
• Addictive (adj): Having the quality of causing addiction.
  • Social media can be highly addictive.

Synonyms

• Dependent: Relying on something, especially a drug.
• Hooked: Informal synonym for being addicted.
• Devoted: Very loyal or enthusiastic (used in the informal sense).

Antonyms

• Sober: Not affected by alcohol or drugs.
• Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.

Related Phrases

• To be addicted to: The standard construction to show what someone is addicted to.
  • She is addicted to watching reality TV shows.
• To become/get addicted: To develop an addiction.
  • Many people become addicted to their smartphones.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
   • she is addicted to chocolate
   • addicted to cocaine