adicción

Definitions of adicción
  1. noun
    an abnormally strong craving
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    type of:
    ansia, regosto
    an intense desire for some particular thing
  2. noun
    being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
    synonyms: dependencia
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    types:
    drogadicción, drogodependencia, toxicomanía, vicio
    an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
    alcoholismo
    habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
    heroinomanía
    an addiction to heroin
    type of:
    estado fisiológico
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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