addictive
adjective
null addicting producing or tending to cause addiction.
addictiveness
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a word derived from
addictive.
Example Sentences
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It’s unclear where we go from here, but if today’s lawsuits over the addictiveness and harms of social media are any indication, we’ll potentially see years of disagreement—and damage—before AI companies face real consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
And while these elements ensure a certain unpredictability, locking in the show’s addictiveness they are nevertheless aggravating, hinting at an outcome that may not necessarily be just or satisfying but merely fitting.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube are also the subjects of the hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of children and school districts about the addictiveness of social media.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
The addictiveness of “Baldur’s Gate III” is that you could choose to do none of these things or you could do all of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
There were questions about child safety on the platform, looking specifically at issues such as platform addictiveness and the mental health of young women on the app.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2023
