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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesadicción
Pronunciation / Transliteration: adiccion
"Superar una adicción requiere mucho apoyo."
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The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
"He is currently receiving treatment for his alcohol addiction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'addictio', meaning an award or assignment to a creditor, stemming from 'addicere' (to assent or devote oneself to). Historically used in Roman law to denote the formal enslavement of a debtor, the term evolved in English to signify being legally bound or, by the 20th century, psychologically and physically enslaved to a habit or substance.
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dépendance
Transliteration: dependance
"Il lutte contre sa dépendance au tabac."
Sucht
Transliteration: Sucht
"Sie kämpft gegen ihre Alkoholsucht."
dipendenza
Transliteration: dipendenza
"La dipendenza da internet è un problema comune."
adicción
Transliteration: adiccion
"Superar una adicción requiere mucho apoyo."
vício
Transliteration: vicio
"Ele está tentando superar o seu vício em jogos."
लत
Transliteration: lat
"धूम्रपान की लत स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक है।"
成瘾
Transliteration: chéng yǐn
"他正在努力戒除毒瘾。"
중독
Transliteration: jungdok
"스마트폰 중독은 현대 사회의 심각한 문제입니다."
中毒
Transliteration: chūdoku
"彼は薬物中毒の治療を受けています。"
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