addict

Definition

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

Example Sentences

• "a heroin addict"
• "He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies."
• "Those nonaddicts who picked a winning card had increased blood flow to the striatum, but the gambling addicts who picked the right card had much less of it (their reward system was less active)."

Related Words