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Definitions: Addiction |
AddictionNoun1. Being abnormally dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs). 2. An abnormally strong craving. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "addiction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1599. (references) |
Etymology: Addiction \Ad*dic"tion\, noun. [Compare to Latin addictio an adjudging.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: AddictionSynonyms: dependence (n), dependency (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Addiction is a compulsion to repeat a certain behavior. A person who is addicted is known as an addict. Many drugs (especially recreational drugs), for example, cause a set of medical conditions that include stimulating desire for more of the drug, increasing tolerance of higher doses, and pain or discomfort upon terminating use (called withdrawal). The term addiction is also used for the purely psychological phenomenon of compulsive destructive behavior such as excessive gambling.
The medical establishment makes a distinction between physical and psychological addictions. Physical addictions lead to physical symptoms upon withdrawal. Psychological addictions lead to psychological symptoms upon withdrawal. The distinction should not be taken to mean that psychological addictions are easier to break than physical ones. Breaking any addiction is very hard, or it wouldn't be an addiction.
The speed with which a given individual becomes addicted to a substance varies with the substance, the frequency of ingestion and individual characteristics. Some alcoholics for instance say that they drank in an alcoholic way from the moment they felt the first intoxication while most people can drink socially without ever becoming addicted. Nicotine is considered by many to be the most addictive substance of all.
Addiction should not be confused with Dependence in the context of Opiates. One with cancer pain is Dependent on Opiates to live a normal life. Remove that Opiate and they will suffer withdrawal symptoms (yet they are not an "Addict"). Another example of Dependence vs Addiction is the tachycardia exibited with the removal of a Beta blocker. One is not "Addicted" to a Beta blocker but is Dependent upon it.
Some people have scant sympathy for people with serious addictions, believing either that a person with greater moral strength could have the force of will to break an addiction, or that the addict demonstrated a great moral failure in the first place by starting the addiction. Others do not focus on blame, and believe that addictions are simply diseases that must be treated.
The word addiction is some times used jokingly to refer to something a person has a passion for. Such "addicts" include:
Although the term is used loosely rather than seriously, there is actually something in this, because any pleasurable activity releases endorphins, and this endorphin-rush can become 'addictive'.
See also:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Addiction."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Impulse | Cacoethes; bad habit, confirmed habit, inveterate habit, intrinsic habit; addiction, trick. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Addiction |
| English words defined with "addiction": addict, addictive, alcohol addiction, alcoholism ♦ caffein addiction, cocaine addiction ♦ De Quincey, detoxification, drug addiction, drug of abuse, drunkenness ♦ Ebriosity ♦ freak ♦ habit-forming, heroin addiction ♦ incurable ♦ methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride ♦ narcotic, nicotine addiction, nonaddictive, nut ♦ street drug ♦ Thomas De Quincey ♦ white plague. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "addiction": addicted drinker ♦ buprenorphine, Bupropion ♦ drug habit, drug habituation ♦ levo, levo-alpha acetylméthadol ♦ multiple addiction ♦ National Addiction Centre, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction ♦ Wellbutrin. (references) |
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Screenplays | Since I was on remand, they've had me on this program, this state sponsored addiction. Three sickly sweet doses of methadone a day instead of smack. (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge) Sam, opium is not your worst addiction. Your worst addiction is to Wordsworth. (Pandaemonium; writing credit: Frank Cottrell Boyce) It's called addiction, Angel. (Angel; writing credit: Letcia Dornelles) | |
Lyrics | She's got a new addiction ("Livin' La Vida Loca"; performing artist: Ricky Martin) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Lustful Addiction (2003) Drug Addiction (1951) Kate's Addiction (1999) Oral Addiction (1996) The Addiction (1995) | |
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Health | Chronic exposure to nicotine results in addiction. (references) | |
NIDA research shows that addiction is clearly treatable. (references) | ||
The path to drug addiction begins with the act of taking drugs. (references) | ||
Business | These women face a high risk of drug addiction, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. (references) | |
Non-prescription pharmaceuticals can be publicly promoted, provided there is no risk of addiction and the product has been marketed for more than five years as a prescription drug. The Law on Medical Advertisements ("Heilmittelwerbegesetz") stipulates the rules for advertisements of OTC products. (references) | ||
Children | Hong Kong | In 2000 there were 80 youths under the age of 16 who were incarcerated: 29 in prison, 19 in training centers, 27 in detention centers, and 5 in drug addiction treatment centers. (references) |
Lithuania | During the year, the ombudsman called for streamlining the children's rights protection system and mobilizing central government and local authorities to cope with growing juvenile delinquency and spreading drug addiction. (references) | |
Human Rights | Portugal | There were persistent reports regarding the mistreatment of prisoners by prison guards, drug addiction in prisons, and a lack of heat in winter. (references) |
Women | Iran | However, the law granted custody of minor children to the mother in certain divorce cases in which the father is proven unfit to care for the child, such as in cases in which the father suffers from drug addiction or has a criminal record. (references) |
Worker Rights | Switzerland | Traffickers often forced many victims into prostitution, and in many cases subjected them to physical and sexual violence, threatened them or their families, encouraged drug addiction, withheld their documents, and incarcerated them. (references) |
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Dennis Miller | The drug war has apparently worked to some degree, as both casual use and addiction have fallen in recent years. |
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| "Addiction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Addiction" is used about 539 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 539 | 11,443 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "addiction": addiction to ether ♦ addiction to pills ♦ alcohol addiction ♦ caffein addiction ♦ cocaine addiction ♦ drink addiction ♦ drug addiction ♦ heroin addiction ♦ multiple addiction ♦ National Addiction Centre ♦ Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction ♦ nicotine addiction ♦ opium addiction. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "addiction": cross-addiction. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
janes addiction | 2,717 |
addiction | 1,300 |
drug addiction | 814 |
sexual addiction | 606 |
addiction solitaire | 592 |
sex addiction | 416 |
gambling addiction | 333 |
alcohol addiction | 270 |
addiction janes lyrics | 232 |
addiction center sexual treatment | 196 |
addiction outpatient sex treatment | 188 |
inpatient treatment for sex addiction | 183 |
internet addiction | 145 |
porn addiction | 144 |
pornography addiction | 141 |
addiction treatment | 141 |
food addiction | 114 |
vicodin addiction | 109 |
caffeine addiction | 107 |
nicotine addiction | 107 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "addiction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | drogim, dhënie pas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معاقرة (alcoholism), إدمان (intemperance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | страст (abandon, ardour, desire, feeling, fervency, fervor, fervour, infatuation, lust, passion, rage, vehemence), склонност (affectation, aptitude, bent, bias, disposition, fancy, fondness, habit, inclination, leaning, liability, liking, partiality, penchant, ply, predilection, predispose, prepossession, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, squint, stomach, taste, tendency, turn, vein), наркомания (dependence, habit, white plague), пристрастеност (infatuation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 癮 (craving), 瘾. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | závislost (dependence), toxikomanie, narkomanie (abuse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | addictio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | addictie (drug addiction, drug habit, drug habituation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | اعتیاد (Addict). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | juomahimo (addiction to drink, craving for drink), himo (addiction to drink, craving, desire, greed, lust, thirst). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | accoutumance (f), toquade, manie, lubie, intoxication, dépendance. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sucht (drug addiction, fever, obsession, rage, searches, seeks, thirst, toxicomania). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ροπή σε κάποιο ελάττωμα, επιρρέπεια, εθισμόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szenvedély (avocation, blood, fervor, fervour, fire, flame, hobby, mania, passion, rage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | ketagihan, kecanduan (addicted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tossicomania (drug addiction, narcotism, toxicomania). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 常"癖 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じょうようへき. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | addictionay apego (adhesion), vício (catch-up, defect, flaw, scumming, toning, vice), predileção (fondue, like, predispose, preference, propensity), paixão (Ardor, ardour, craze, fire, flame, glow, infatuation, love, loving, lust, mania, passion, rabidity, vehemence, zeal), inclinação (angle of inclination, appetite, batter, bent, bias, camber, canting, climbdown, declination, declivity, descent, dip, disposal, disposition, downhill, droop, falling rock, fellow feeling, fondness, full dip, grade, gradient, hang, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, leans, like, liking, list, loquacious, motion, partiality, pencil, pitch, plunge, proclivity, propensity, rake, ramp, recession, sag, slant, slope, stomach, strike, taper, tendency, tilt, tip, trend, true dip, vocation, will), hábito (custom, duty, fashion, habit, habitude, habitus, inurement, inveterate, manner, observance, principle, rote, routine, rule, tradition, way), devoção (devotion, haw, religiousness), dependência. (various references) patimã (Ardor, ardour, intemperance, passion, torture), nãrav (habit, vice), înclinaţie (aptness, disposition, grain, hade, inclination, incline, individuality, lean, leaning, mind, notion, partiality, penchant, ply, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, relish, set, squint, taste, tendency, turn, twist, vein, vocation). (various references) пагубная привычка. (various references) predanost. (various references) adicción. (various references) begivenhet. (various references) alışma (adjustment), tutku (ambition, bug, crush, cult, desire, dotage, fervency, indulgence, pash, passion, penchant, rage), tiryakilik, düşkünlük (affection, decay, devotion, dotage, fanaticism, fixation, fondness, keenness, mania, partiality, poverty), bağımlılık (bondage, dependance, dependence, dependency, fixation, habit, indulgence, inveteracy, servitude, subjection). (various references) схильність (amenability, appetite, aptitude, aptness, bend, bent, care, hang, leaning, penchant, polarity, predisposition, prepossession, strain, taste, vein), наркоманія (morphinism, narcotism), згубна звичка. (various references) thói nghiện sự ham mê, sự say mê (eagerness, enchantment, keenness, rage, self-absorption). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "addiction": addictions. (additional references) | |
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"Addiction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abdiction, addication, addictie, addictio, addiktion, addiston, adiction, ediction. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "addiction" (pronounced udi"kshun) |
| 7 | u d i" k sh u n | benediction, contradiction. |
| 6 | -d i" k sh u n | diction, interdiction, jurisdiction, prediction. |
| 5 | -i" k sh u n | affliction, constriction, conviction, crucifixion, depiction, dereliction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, nonfiction, restriction. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | abduction, abstraction, action, advection, affection, attraction, auction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, construction, contraction, convection, correction, deconstruction, deduction, defection, destruction, detection, diffraction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissatisfaction, dissection, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, exaction, extinction, extraction, faction, flexion, fraction, function, imperfection, inaction, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infraction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, reaction, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, resurrection, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-d-i-i-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: actinoid, addition, diatonic. | |
-2 letters: conidia, diction. | |
-3 letters: action, addict, anodic, atonic, candid, cation, dacoit, diacid, didact, indict. | |
-4 letters: acini, actin, antic, canid, canto, coati, cotan, danio, dicot, dicta, idiot, iodic, iodid, iodin, ionic, nicad, nitid, octad, octan, oidia, ontic, tondi, tonic. | |
-5 letters: acid, adit, anti, cadi, caid, cain, cant, ciao, cion, coat, coda, coin, coni, dado, dato, dido, dint, dita, doat, doit, dona, icon, inia, inti, into, iota, naoi, nidi, nodi, nota, odic, otic, taco, tain, toad. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-d-i-i-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: addictions, dedication. | |
+2 letters: dedications, nondidactic. | |
+3 letters: adjudication, endocarditis, nonaddictive, rededication. | |
+4 letters: adjudications, cycloaddition, dandification, indoctrinated, rededications, undissociated. | |
+5 letters: cycloadditions, dandifications, disintoxicated, endocarditises, occidentalized. | |
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| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01100100 01101001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d d i c t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0064 0069 0063 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)357070756986758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Spoken | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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