English-Thai Dictionary

addict

N ผู้ ติดยาเสพย์ติด  phu-tid-ya-seb-tid

 

addict

N ผู้ ที่ หมกมุ่น กับ สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่ง  phu-ti-mok-mun-kab-sing-dai-sing-nueng

 

addict

VT ทำให้ ติดยาเสพย์ติด  tham-hai-tid-ya-seb-tid

 

addict to

PHRV ชอบ มาก  หลงใหล  hook on chob-mak

 

addict to

PHRV ติด (ใช้ รูป  passive voice เสมอ  ติดยา  ชอบ มาก  hook on tid

 

addiction

N การ ติดยาเสพติด  kan-tid-ya-seb-tid

 

addictive

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำให้ ติดยา ได้  sueng-tham-hai-tid-ya-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADDICT

a.Addicted. [Not much used. ]

 

ADDICT

v.t.[L. addico, to devote, from ad and dico, to dedicate. ] To apply one's self habitually; to devote time and attention by customary or constant practice; sometimes in a good sense.
They have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints. 1 Corinthians 16:15.
More usually, in a bad sense, to follow customarily, or devote, by habitually practicing that which is ill; as, a man is addicted to intemperance.
To addict one's self to a person, a sense borrowed from the Romans, who used the word for assigning debtors in service to their creditors, is found in Ben Jonson, but is not legitimate in English.

 

ADDICTED

pp. Devoted by customary practice.

 

ADDICTEDNESS

n.The quality or state of being addicted.

 

ADDICTING

ppr. Devoting time and attention; practicing customarily.

 

ADDICTION

n. 1. The act of devoting or giving up in practice; the state of being devoted.
His addiction was to courses vain.
2. Among the Romans, a making over goods to another by sale or legal sentence; also an assignment of debtors in service in their creditors.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADDICT

ADDICT Ad *dict ", p. p.

 

Defn: Addicted; devoted. [Obs. ]

 

ADDICT

Ad *dict ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Addicting. ]Etym: [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. See Diction. ]

 

1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. "They addict themselves to the civil law. " Evelyn. He is addicted to his study. Beau. & Fl. That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.Adventurer. His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. Fuller. A man gross. .. and addicted to low company. Macaulay.

 

2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [Obs. ] The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. Evelyn.

 

Syn. -- Addict, Devote, Consecrate, Dedicate. Addict was formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to sensual indulgence. "Addicted to staying at home. " J. S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of the church; dedicated to God.

 

ADDICTEDNESS

ADDICTEDNESS Ad *dict "ed *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.

 

ADDICTION

Ad *dic "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. L. addictio an adjudging. ]

 

Defn: The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. "His addiction was to courses vain. " Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

addict

ad dict |ˈadikt ˈædɪkt | ▶noun a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug: a former heroin addict. • [ with modifier ] informal an enthusiastic devotee of a specified thing or activity: a must-buy book for the crossword-puzzle addict | a self-confessed chocolate addict. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the obsolete verb addict, which was a back-formation from addicted .

 

addicted

ad dict ed |əˈdiktid əˈdɪktɪd | ▶adjective physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects: she became addicted to alcohol and diet pills. • enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity: he's addicted to computers. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the obsolete adjective addict ‘bound or devoted (to someone ),’ from Latin addict- ‘assigned, ’ from the verb addicere, from ad- ‘to ’ + dicere ‘say. ’

 

addiction

ad dic tion |əˈdikSHən əˈdɪkʃən | ▶noun the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity: he committed the theft to finance his drug addiction | an addiction to gambling. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a person's inclination or proclivity ): from Latin addictio (n- ), from addicere ‘assign ’ (see addict ).

 

addictive

ad dic tive |əˈdiktiv əˈdɪktɪv |(also informal addicting ) ▶adjective (of a substance, thing, or activity ) causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted to it: a highly addictive drug | gambling can become addictive. • of, relating to, or susceptible to being or becoming addicted to something: addictive behavior | I have a very addictive personality.

 

Oxford Dictionary

addict

addict |ˈadɪkt | ▶noun a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug. • [ with modifier ] informal an enthusiastic devotee of a specified thing or activity: a self-confessed chocolate addict. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the obsolete verb addict, which was a back-formation from addicted .

 

addicted

addicted |əˈdɪktɪd | ▶adjective (usu. addicted to ) physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance: she became addicted to alcohol and diet pills. • informal enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity: he's addicted to computers. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from the obsolete adjective addict ‘bound or devoted (to someone ’), from Latin addict- ‘assigned ’, from the verb addicere, from ad- ‘to ’ + dicere ‘say ’.

 

addiction

addiction |əˈdɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity: he committed the offence to finance his drug addiction. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a person's inclination or proclivity ): from Latin addictio (n- ), from addicere ‘assign ’ (see addicted ).

 

addictive

addictive |əˈdɪktɪv |(also informal addicting ) ▶adjective (of a substance or activity ) causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted to it: a highly addictive drug. • relating or susceptible to addiction: he has an addictive personality. DERIVATIVES addictively adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

addict

addict noun 1 stealing money for your next high, just like the addicts out in the street | a barbiturate addict: abuser, user, drug addict; informal junkie, druggie, -head, -freak, pill-popper, dope fiend. 2 informal skiing addicts: enthusiast, fan, lover, devotee, aficionado; informal freak, buff, nut, fiend, bum, junkie, fanatic, maniac.

 

addicted

addicted adjective 1 he was addicted to tranquilizers: dependent on; informal hooked on, strung out on. 2 she became addicted to the theater: devoted to, obsessed with, fixated on, dedicated to, fanatical about, passionate about, enamored of, a slave to; informal hooked on, wild about, mad about, crazy about, nuts about. ANTONYMS indifferent.

 

addiction

addiction noun 1 his heroin addiction: dependency, dependence, habit, problem. 2 a slavish addiction to fashion: devotion to, dedication to, obsession with, infatuation with, passion for, love of, mania for, enslavement to.

 

addictive

addictive adjective an addictive prescription drug: habit-forming, addicting; causing dependency.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

addict

addict noun 1 her brother was a heroin addict: abuser, user; informal junkie, druggy, druggie, space cadet, -freak, -head, -fiend, tripper, hype, hypo, cokey, pill popper, metho; N. Amer. informal hophead, hoppy, needleman, schmecker, snowbird; informal, dated drugger; N. Amer. informal, dated dope, dopester, junker, muggler, snifter; rare narcotist, morphinist, morphiomaniac, etheromaniac, viper. 2 the resort is a must for all skiing addicts: enthusiast, fan, fanatic, lover, devotee, aficionado, master, wizard; adherent, follower, admirer; informal buff, freak, nut, fiend, maniac, ace; N. Amer. informal geek, jock; S. African informal fundi.

 

addicted

addicted adjective 1 he was seriously addicted to tranquillizers | he had the occasional bet, but he was never addicted: dependent on, given to using, given to abusing, in the habit of using; dependent, obsessive, obsessional; informal hooked on. 2 she became addicted to the theatre: devoted to, dedicated to, fond of, partial to, keen on, enthusiastic about, enamoured of, in love with, infatuated with, obsessed with, fixated on, fanatical about; informal hooked on, gone on, wild about, nuts about, potty about, dotty about, crazy about. ANTONYMS indifferent. WORD LINKS addicted -holic person addicted to something, as in alcoholic, chocoholic Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

addiction

addiction noun 1 he blamed Murray for his heroin addiction: dependency, dependence, craving, habit, weakness, compulsion, fixation, enslavement; informal monkey; N. Amer. informal jones. 2 a slavish addiction to fashion: devotion, dedication; obsession with, infatuation with, passion for, love of, fondness for, weakness for, penchant for, predilection for, appetite for, mania for; informal thing about, yen for; rare appetency for. ANTONYMS indifference.

 

addictive

addictive adjective crack cocaine is highly addictive: habit-forming, causing addiction, causing dependency; compelling, compulsive; Brit. informal moreish.

 

French Dictionary

addict

addict FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour dépendant, accro.

 

addiction

addiction Anglicisme pour accoutumance, dépendance. : L ’accoutumance (et non *addiction ) aux somnifères.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

addict

ad dict /ǽdɪkt / (!名詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C (酒 麻薬などの )中毒 [依存症 ]患者, 常用者; (趣味 娯楽などの )熱狂的な愛好者 (!通例中毒 [愛好 ]対象を示す 名詞 の後で ) ▸ a hard-core drug addict 重症の麻薬中毒者 (╳ an addict of [to ] drugとしない )▸ a TV [movie ] addict 熱狂的なテレビ [映画 ]好き 動詞 /ədɪ́kt /他動詞 〖be ～ed 〗【酒 麻薬などの 】中毒になっている ;【趣味 娯楽などに 】夢中 [熱狂的 ]である «to » ▸ They are addicted to alcohol [sugar ].彼らはアルコール中毒である [甘い物に目がない ]

 

addiction

ad dic tion /ədɪ́kʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 1 【麻薬 酒などに 】ふけること, 中毒 «to » .2 【趣味などに 】はまること, 熱中, 執着 (心 ) «to » .

 

addictive

ad dic tive /ədɪ́ktɪv /形容詞 1 〈タバコ 麻薬などが 〉中毒性の ; やめられない .2 〈性格が 〉のめりこみやすい, はまりやすい .～ness 名詞