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drug addiction vs habituation

habituation vs drug addiction

drug addiction and habituation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug addiction Yes No No No
habituation Yes No No No
As nouns, habituation is a hypernym of drug addiction; that is, habituation is a word with a broader meaning than drug addiction:
  • drug addiction: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
  • habituation: 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 addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency.
drug addiction (noun) habituation (noun)
an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
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 habituation

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