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Pronunciation / Transliteration: adiktif
"Ce jeu vidéo est extrêmement addictif."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing or likely to cause someone to become physically or psychologically dependent on a substance or activity.
"Nicotine is a highly addictive substance that is difficult to quit." - 2
Very enjoyable and prompting a strong desire to do, see, or have something repeatedly.
"The mobile puzzle game is so addictive that she played it for hours."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'addictus', past participle of 'addicere' meaning to assign, devote, or surrender. Entering English via the verb 'addict' in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it evolved from describing a legal surrender to a binding physiological and psychological dependency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Addictive" is said worldwide
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addictif
Transliteration: adiktif
"Ce jeu vidéo est extrêmement addictif."
süchtig machend
Transliteration: zychtig makend
"Viele moderne Apps sind so konzipiert, dass sie süchtig machend wirken."
dipendente
Transliteration: dipendente
"Le sostanze chimiche in questo prodotto sono molto forti."
adictivo
Transliteration: adiktivo
"El chocolate puede ser muy adictivo para algunas personas."
viciante
Transliteration: visiante
"Esta série de televisão tem um enredo muito viciante."
नशे की लत लगाने वाला
Transliteration: nashe ki lat lagane wala
"सोशल मीडिया का अत्यधिक उपयोग नशे की लत लगाने वाला हो सकता है।"
上瘾的
Transliteration: shàngyǐn de
"这种新游戏非常容易让人上瘾。"
중독성 있는
Transliteration: jungdokseong inneun
"이 드라마는 정말 중독성 있는 스토리를 가지고 있어요."
中毒性の
Transliteration: chūdokusei no
"このスマートフォンゲームは非常に中毒性が高い。"
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