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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries약물 중독자
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yakmul jungdokja
"약물 중독자는 회복을 위해 도움을 요청했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is physically or psychologically dependent on a particular substance, especially illegal drugs.
"After years of struggle, he finally sought help to overcome being a drug addict." - 2
An individual who habitually uses drugs, often to the detriment of their health and social relationships.
"The community organized support groups for drug addicts to aid in recovery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'drug addict' combines 'drug', derived from the Middle Dutch 'droge' meaning 'dry', referring to dried plants used for medicinal purposes, and 'addict', from the Latin 'addictus', meaning 'to devote or surrender'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe individuals dependent on substances.
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Drogue dépendant
Transliteration: droɡ dəpɑ̃dɑ̃
"Il a décidé de changer sa vie en tant que drogue dépendant."
Drogenabhängiger
Transliteration: ˈdroːɡn̩ʔapˌhɛŋɪɡɐ
"Er hat Hilfe gesucht, um ein Drogenabhängiger zu werden."
Drogato
Transliteration: droˈɡaːto
"Il drogato ha finalmente chiesto aiuto per la sua dipendenza."
Drogadicto
Transliteration: dɾoɣaˈðikto
"El drogadicto decidió buscar ayuda para recuperarse."
Dependente de drogas
Transliteration: dɛpeˈdẽtʃi dʒi ˈdɾoɡɐs
"O dependente de drogas procurou tratamento para sua condição."
नशेड़ी
Transliteration: nashēḍī
"नशेड़ी ने अपनी ज़िंदगी बदलने का फैसला किया।"
毒瘾者
Transliteration: dú yǐn zhě
"毒瘾者决定寻求帮助以戒毒。"
약물 중독자
Transliteration: yakmul jungdokja
"약물 중독자는 회복을 위해 도움을 요청했습니다."
ドラッグ中毒者
Transliteration: doraggu chūdokusha
"ドラッグ中毒者は回復のために助けを求めました。"
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