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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestoxicomane
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɔk.si.kɔ.man
"Le centre aide chaque toxicomane à retrouver une vie normale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is physically and psychologically dependent on a particular substance, such as a drug or alcohol, or who is compulsive about a specific activity.
"Local support groups provide a safe haven for recovering addicts to share their experiences."
- 1
To devote or surrender (oneself) habitually or compulsively to something, especially a substance or harmful practice.
"He found himself unfortunately addited to the constant validation provided by social media notifications."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin past participle 'addictus', meaning 'bound to' or 'devoted to', stemming from 'addicere' (to adjudge or assign, originally a legal term where a debtor was bound over to his creditor). By the late 19th and 20th centuries, the term shifted from a general sense of being devoted to a habit to a specific medical and psychological designation for someone dependent on a substance or practice.
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toxicomane
Transliteration: tɔk.si.kɔ.man
"Le centre aide chaque toxicomane à retrouver une vie normale."
Süchtigen
Transliteration: ˈzʏçtɪɡɐ
Script: Süchtiger
"Die Klinik bietet spezialisierte Hilfe für jeden Süchtigen."
tossicodipendente
Transliteration: tos.si.ko.di.penˈdɛn.te
"Il programma offre supporto psicologico ad ogni tossicodipendente."
adicto
Transliteration: aˈdikto
"La organización ayuda a cada adicto a superar su dependencia."
viciado
Transliteration: vi.siˈda.du
"O centro de reabilitação apoia cada viciado no processo de cura."
नशेड़ी
Transliteration: nasheḍī
"यह केंद्र हर नशेड़ी को एक नया जीवन देने का प्रयास करता है।"
成瘾者
Transliteration: chéng yǐn zhě
"该诊所为成瘾者提供专业的心理治疗。"
중독자
Transliteration: jungdokja
"이 센터는 모든 중독자의 재활을 돕습니다."
中毒者
Transliteration: chūdokusha
"その施設は多くの薬物中毒者の社会復帰を支援している。"
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