Definition of Addiction

a condition in which one is chemically or psychologically dependent on something despite negative consequences

Examples of Addiction in a sentence

Cathy’s coffee addiction was so severe that she couldn’t even get up in the morning without a cup of joe.  🔊

Because of his addiction to heroin, Jimmy has spent the last ten years in and out of substance abuse treatment centers.  🔊

Exercise feels like an addiction to the obsessed bodybuilder, so he goes to the gym for five or six hours a day.  🔊

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