Addict
noun
A person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful.
He's an addict of online gaming.
Often appears as...
- drug addict
- internet addict
verb
To cause someone to have a strong desire to do or have something, especially something that is not good for them.
She became addicted to the painkillers she was prescribed after the surgery.
Often appears as...
- addict to drugs
- addict to alcohol
adjective
Enjoying something very much and spending as much free time doing it as possible.
She's a travel addict and explores a new country every year.
Often appears as...
- work addict
- coffee addict
noun
A person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful.
He's an addict of online gaming.
Often appears as...
- drug addict
- internet addict
verb
To cause someone to have a strong desire to do or have something, especially something that is not good for them.
She became addicted to the painkillers she was prescribed after the surgery.
Often appears as...
- addict to drugs
- addict to alcohol
adjective
Enjoying something very much and spending as much free time doing it as possible.
She's a travel addict and explores a new country every year.
Often appears as...
- work addict
- coffee addict
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Describes a dependency that usually has harmful consequences or is viewed negatively.
Her brother became an addict after experimenting with drugs.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Illegal
Can refer to legal substances or activities, like caffeine or video games, not just illicit drugs.
I'm such a coffee addict; I drink five cups a day!
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Usage
Sometimes used hyperbolically to mean someone enjoys something a lot, not an actual addiction.
He calls himself a chocolate addict because he loves it so much.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Describes a dependency that usually has harmful consequences or is viewed negatively.
Her brother became an addict after experimenting with drugs.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Illegal
Can refer to legal substances or activities, like caffeine or video games, not just illicit drugs.
I'm such a coffee addict; I drink five cups a day!
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Usage
Sometimes used hyperbolically to mean someone enjoys something a lot, not an actual addiction.
He calls himself a chocolate addict because he loves it so much.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Describes a dependency that usually has harmful consequences or is viewed negatively.
Her brother became an addict after experimenting with drugs.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Illegal
Can refer to legal substances or activities, like caffeine or video games, not just illicit drugs.
I'm such a coffee addict; I drink five cups a day!
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Usage
Sometimes used hyperbolically to mean someone enjoys something a lot, not an actual addiction.
He calls himself a chocolate addict because he loves it so much.
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Everything you think you...
because we believed that would deter them; it would give them an incentive to stop. And a few years ago, I was looking at some of the addicts in my life who I love, and trying to figure out if there was some way to help them. And I realized there were loads of incredibly basic questions I just didn't know the answer to,
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How does alcohol make...
Like all addictive drugs, it prompts a squirt of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens which gives users a surge of pleasure. Alcohol also causes some neurons to synthesize and release endorphins. Endorphins help us to calm down in response to stress or danger. Elevated levels of endorphins contribute to the euphoria
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What is love? - Brad...
slowly or suddenly, you don't. You've fallen out of love, become unaddicted, for a spell. What happened? Does one develop a tolerance or hit a limit? Why do some lovers stay addicted to each other their entire lives? Perhaps to create new lives, to proliferate their species?
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A simple way to break a...
that target these core mechanisms and, ironically, use the same technology that's driving us to distraction to help us step out of our unhealthy habit patterns of smoking, of stress eating and other addictive behaviors. Now, remember that bit about context-dependent memory?
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How sugar affects the...
in other words, to be addicted. Sugar also causes dopamine to be released, though not as violently as drugs. And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies.
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
addiction is not it's a number of hours you do something addiction arousal is you want variety one change to be addicted to anything means you would rather be doing that than anything in the world and when you're not doing it that's what you're thinking about doing
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How I learned to read --...
addicted to crack cocaine. My environment consisted of living with family, friends, and homeless shelters. Oftentimes, dinner was served in breadlines and soup kitchens. The big homey told me money rules the world and everything in it.
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
and like an addict trying to kick a habit, the first step is to acknowledge that you have a problem. And let me just say, this profits mania that we're on is so deeply entrenched that we don't even realize how we're harming society.
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Chimp vs Human! PIPE Memory...
one is touched the other numbers are hidden and must now be remembered we volunteered Chris the director of this program to demonstrate this test he's a college graduate and a crossword addict but how good is his working memory when
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Two Blind Sisters See...
Nancy roberto patibob acero burrito the observer of dinner today you know what addictive a lot of inner product of I
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Everything you think you...
because we believed that would deter them; it would give them an incentive to stop. And a few years ago, I was looking at some of the addicts in my life who I love, and trying to figure out if there was some way to help them. And I realized there were loads of incredibly basic questions I just didn't know the answer to,
Video examples
How does alcohol make...
Like all addictive drugs, it prompts a squirt of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens which gives users a surge of pleasure. Alcohol also causes some neurons to synthesize and release endorphins. Endorphins help us to calm down in response to stress or danger. Elevated levels of endorphins contribute to the euphoria
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
slowly or suddenly, you don't. You've fallen out of love, become unaddicted, for a spell. What happened? Does one develop a tolerance or hit a limit? Why do some lovers stay addicted to each other their entire lives? Perhaps to create new lives, to proliferate their species?
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
that target these core mechanisms and, ironically, use the same technology that's driving us to distraction to help us step out of our unhealthy habit patterns of smoking, of stress eating and other addictive behaviors. Now, remember that bit about context-dependent memory?
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
in other words, to be addicted. Sugar also causes dopamine to be released, though not as violently as drugs. And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies.
Video examples
The Demise of Guys PIPE...
addiction is not it's a number of hours you do something addiction arousal is you want variety one change to be addicted to anything means you would rather be doing that than anything in the world and when you're not doing it that's what you're thinking about doing
Video examples
How I learned to read --...
addicted to crack cocaine. My environment consisted of living with family, friends, and homeless shelters. Oftentimes, dinner was served in breadlines and soup kitchens. The big homey told me money rules the world and everything in it.
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
and like an addict trying to kick a habit, the first step is to acknowledge that you have a problem. And let me just say, this profits mania that we're on is so deeply entrenched that we don't even realize how we're harming society.
Video examples
Chimp vs Human! PIPE Memory...
one is touched the other numbers are hidden and must now be remembered we volunteered Chris the director of this program to demonstrate this test he's a college graduate and a crossword addict but how good is his working memory when
Video examples
Two Blind Sisters See...
Nancy roberto patibob acero burrito the observer of dinner today you know what addictive a lot of inner product of I
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Eminem
American Rapper
Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.
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Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.
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Ken Thompson
American Scientist
So maybe I can go back to being a Gardeners' World addict again.
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Jimmy White
English Celebrity
I'm such an addictive personality that I can say yes or no.
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Fergie
American Musician
You'd be surprised how addicting high self-esteem is.
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Marti Noxon
American Writer
Like everbody, I'm addicted to 'The Handmaid's Tale.
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Lily Allen
English Musician
I'm always going to have an addictive personality.
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Kevin Plank
American Businessman
I've got a pretty addictive personality.
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Hank Williams III
American Musician
I've got an addictive personality.
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Trisha Goddard
English Entertainer
I am an addictive personality.
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Eminem
American Rapper
Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.
Quote examples
Jimi Hendrix
American Musician
Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.
Quote examples
Ken Thompson
American Scientist
So maybe I can go back to being a Gardeners' World addict again.
Quote examples
Jimmy White
English Celebrity
I'm such an addictive personality that I can say yes or no.
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Fergie
American Musician
You'd be surprised how addicting high self-esteem is.
Quote examples
Marti Noxon
American Writer
Like everbody, I'm addicted to 'The Handmaid's Tale.
Quote examples
Lily Allen
English Musician
I'm always going to have an addictive personality.
Quote examples
Kevin Plank
American Businessman
I've got a pretty addictive personality.
Quote examples
Hank Williams III
American Musician
I've got an addictive personality.
Quote examples
Trisha Goddard
English Entertainer
I am an addictive personality.
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