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addiction vs addict

addict vs addiction

addiction and addict both are nouns.

addiction is not a verb while addict is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
addiction Yes No No No
addict Yes No Yes No
addiction (noun) addict (noun)
(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 someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity
an abnormally strong craving someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
addiction (verb) addict (verb)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Difference between addiction and addict

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