English > white plague: 2 senses > noun 2, stateMeaning | An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug). |
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Synonym | drug addiction |
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Category | narcotic | A drug that produces numbness or stupor |
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Narrower | alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness | habitual intoxication |
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caffein addiction | An addiction to caffein |
cocaine addiction | An addiction to cocaine |
heroin addiction | An addiction to heroin |
nicotine addiction | An addiction to nicotine |
Broader | addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation | abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
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Spanish | drogadicción, drogodependencia, toxicomanía |
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Catalan | drogaddicció, drogoaddicció, drogodependència, toxicomania |
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