addiction

[əˈdɪkʃn]

Definition:
1. Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming.
2. An abnormally strong craving.

Use 'addiction' in a sentence:

1. Intelligent people are good at using reason to control excessive addictions.
2. Drug addiction soon played havoc with his career.
3. Social media can certainly be an escape from the daily grind, but we must be cautioned against the negative effects, such as addiction, on a person's overall psychological well-being.
4. Social media addiction is a threat to our health.
5. Addiction to computer games is a disease.
6. They include the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and the Center for Internet Behavior.
7. We're now all in the grip of "FOMO addiction" — the fear of missing out on something or someone more interesting, exciting or better than what we're currently doing.
8. The Network addiction effect affects the time series processing.
9. Many soft addictions involve necessary behaviors like eating, reading, and sleeping.
10. Soft addictions us from our feelings, mute our consciousness and keep us from living the satisfying, meaningful lives we desire.
11. The causes of college students' addiction to network and countermeasures.
12. About half of all smokers are killed by their addiction, WHO reported.
13. In Japan, too, researchers are concerned about cell phone addiction.
14. Your friends are also responsible for the addiction.
15. Soft Addictions can be activities, moods or ways of being, avoidances, and things-edible and consumable.
16. Giving up an addiction is a humbling experience.
17. Learning about John's opium addiction was a real eye-opener for me.
18. In August, when she first realized she had a problem, she posted a message on a Yahoo Internet addiction group with the subject line: I have an Internet Addiction.
19. If a tranquilizer is prescribed, be sure your physician informs you of its possible side effects, such as addiction.
20. One such game, called World of Warcraft, is cited on many sites by posters complaining of a "gaming addiction".
21. I discovered an addiction to housework which I had never felt before.
22. They become soft addictions when we overdo them and when they are used for more than their intended purpose.
23. They are unable to get rid of their addiction without professional help.
24. He overcame his addictions unassisted.
25. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction — food that is not just spicy, but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water.
26. These can usually be categorized into either "addiction" or "set completion" case.
27. Heidrich now visits websites that discuss gaming addiction regularly "to remind myself to keep my love for online games in check".
28. Some people know how to control themselves, and thus avoid addiction.
29. Reason and Education Strategy of Computer Game Addiction on Contemporary Undergraduate Students.
30. The Computer Game and Its Addiction: Study and Analysis.
31. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it—even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.
32. Numerous studies claim that addiction to technology is real and it has the same effect on the brain as drug addiction.
33. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo.
34. Goldberg calls the problem a disorder rather than a true addiction.
35. He has never conquered his addiction to smoking.
36. All three doctors are certified as addictions specialists.
37. Some research suggests that the explanation for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addiction among poorly-educated, middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid jobs.
38. Many questioned the fairly new diagnosis of "Internet addiction" as a mental disorder.
39. There's still no consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether addiction is possible.
40. This book contains observations about the causes of addictions.
41. Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker.
42. Prospective Study on the Relationship between Social Support and Internet Addiction.
43. We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first.
44. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family.
45. Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
46. He is now fighting his addiction to alcohol.
47. Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.
48. Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
49. She helped him fight his drug addiction.
50. Alex Pang's amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer.
51. For drug addicts, the need to feed the addiction takes priority over everything else.
52. He needed money to feed his addiction to gambling.
53. They argue that government action is necessary to curb Britain's addiction to unhealthy food and help halt spiraling rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.