addiction

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈdɪkʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈdɪkʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə dik′shən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
addiction n (to illicit drugs)adicción nf
  dependencia nf
 The Hollywood star went to rehab to recover from his addiction to heroin.
 La estrella de Hollywood fue a rehabilitación para recuperarse de su adicción a la heroína.
addiction n (to a drug)adicción nf
  farmacodependencia nf
  drogadicción nf
  toxicomanía nf
 Patients who take the medication for too long can develop an addiction.
 Los pacientes que toman medicamentos durante demasiado tiempo pueden desarrollar una adicción.
addiction n (internet, games, etc.)adicción nf
 Daniel has an addiction to video games.
 Daniel tiene una adicción a los videojuegos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
drug addiction n (dependence on a chemical substance)drogadicción nf
  drogodependencia nf
  adicción a las drogas nf + loc adj
 Breaking a drug addiction is difficult, but not impossible.
nicotine addiction n (dependence on smoking)adicción a la nicotina nf + loc adj
 It is hard to quit smoking because of nicotine addiction.
 Es difícil dejar de fumar por la adicción a la nicotina.
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'addiction' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
addictive - aholic - alcoholism - bad habit - chronic alcoholism - dependence - dependency - detox - detoxification - drug dependence - drug treatment - dry out - enabler - give up - go cold turkey - physical dependence - rehab - reliance on drugs - substance disorder - wean
Spanish:
adicción - esclavitud - dependencia - cocainómano - drogadicción - drogodependencia - ludopatía - narcotismo - toxicomanía

Collocations: has a [severe, relentless] addiction , has an addiction to [heroine, sex, gambling], has a [heroine] addiction, more...

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