addiction

noun/əˈdɪkʃən/

Frequency rank: #3,479 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A strong need to keep doing something, often harmful.

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Example sentence

He struggled to overcome his addiction to social media.

Synonyms & related words

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