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drug addiction vs addiction

addiction vs drug addiction

drug addiction and addiction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug addiction Yes No No No
addiction Yes No No No
As nouns, addiction is a hypernym of drug addiction; that is, addiction is a word with a broader meaning than drug addiction:
  • drug addiction: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
  • addiction: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Other hypernyms of drug addiction include dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation.
drug addiction (noun) addiction (noun)
an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) (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
an abnormally strong craving
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Difference between drug addiction and addiction

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