Addiction : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Addiction	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Addiction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
addiction n being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) Synonym(s): addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation an abnormally strong craving (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Addiction \Addic"tion\, n. [Cf. L. addictio an adjudging.] The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. [bd]His addiction* was to courses vain.[b8] --Shak.