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

You might think you aren’t phone addicted enough to need this, but chances are you have a loved one or two who could benefit.

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His teenage son is on Adderall and Zoloft after a turbulent childhood with an addicted mother.

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I was just doing a show in London for five months and I’ve gotten very addicted to Jaffa Cakes.

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Wash it down with a creamy coconut shake or a sweet Malaysian white coffee and you’ll be as addicted to Malaysian food as I am.

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“We’ve gotten addicted to the cycle of buying something new, using it to the end of its unmaintained life cycle, throwing it out and buying a new one.”

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Related Words

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