addict

a person who cannot stop taking a drug or doing a harmful habit
An addict is someone who depends on a drug like alcohol or tobacco and cannot easily stop. Informally, people call themselves a 'chai addict' or 'cricket addict' when they love something very much.
addict meaning in Hindi
नशेड़ी या व्यसनी; जो नशा या कोई हानिकारक आदत छोड़ नहीं पाता
Addict वह है जो शराब या तंबाकू जैसे नशे पर निर्भर है और आसानी से छोड़ नहीं पाता। बोलचाल में किसी चीज़ से बहुत प्यार हो तो लोग खुद को 'chai addict' या 'cricket addict' कहते हैं।
Examples
- The rehabilitation centre helps drug addicts rebuild their lives.पुनर्वास केंद्र नशे के आदी (addict) लोगों को जीवन दोबारा बनाने में मदद करता है।
- I am a total chai addict; I cannot start work without a cup.मैं चाय का पक्का addict हूँ; एक कप के बिना काम शुरू नहीं कर पाता।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
An ADDICT keeps ADDing one more dose, one more episode: 'add it, add it' until they cannot stop.
💡 Did you know?
The word is now used loosely for strong habits, so people describe themselves as coffee addicts or phone addicts.
Word origin
From Latin 'addictus', meaning given over or assigned to someone, from 'addicere' (to assign or devote).
addict meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | नशेड़ी या व्यसनी; जो नशा या कोई हानिकारक आदत छोड़ नहीं पाता |
| Arabic · العربية | مدمن؛ شخص لا يستطيع التوقف عن تعاطي مخدر أو عادة ضارة |
| French · Français | un accro, un toxicomane ; une personne qui ne peut pas arrêter une drogue ou une habitude nocive |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | pecandu; orang yang tidak bisa berhenti memakai narkoba atau melakukan kebiasaan buruk |
| Chinese · 中文 | 上瘾的人;无法戒掉毒品或有害习惯的人 |
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