addiction

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Even if the wielder of power resists the addiction, other people suspect the addiction is there.

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  1. noun Compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance: a drug used in the treatment of heroin addiction.
  2. noun An instance of this: a person with multiple chemical addictions.
  3. noun The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or or involved in something.
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  • How the hell was he supposed to stay in that tiny room with a woman who was the best kind of addiction, and yet never get to fulfill his need? —  CallMeWicked
  • If lack of money or the depression consequent on her addiction was the cause, why had she not used an overdose of heroin to lead her away in peace and comfort rather than a crude and fiery antiseptic to burn her brutally out of life? —  The Port of London Murders - Josephine Bell: 1938
  • "Your addiction is a Silent Partner who will lie and cheat, who will steal everything and leave you broke and holding the bag." —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 04 - April 1997
  • I was chained again to this self-addiction, and it wasn't long before I began to imagine the black tar of my particular habit — politics. —  Land of the Blind by Jess Walter
  • But then that sheds light on the current trend of labeling anything indulgent as addiction, which is not always the case. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
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  1. from Latin addictio(n-), delivering up, awarding, from addicere: see addict, v.
 

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/əˈdɪkʃən/
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