addicted

[uh-dik-tid]

adjective

1. compulsively committed or helplessly drawn to a practice or habit or to something psychologically or physically habit-forming (often used in combination).

   an intensive program for opioid-addicted physicians.

Sensitive Note

See addict.

Other Word Forms

• addictedness noun
• nonaddicted adjective
• unaddicted adjective
• well-addicted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of addicted¹

First recorded in 1550–60; addict + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The court heard she was addicted to cannabis and vaping around that time, which she did not tell the nursery.

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He was one of four men, who all preyed on vulnerable women who were addicted to drugs.

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He was addicted to his cause, which was himself.

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But it wasn’t until recently that I started to wonder why I was addicted to what has been described as a “bizarre” flavor profile.

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The stories I saw were tragic: Gay men were lonely, addicted, dying.

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Related Words

• absorbed 
• accustomed 
• attached 
• devoted 
• hooked 
• inclined 
• obsessed