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addiction

ad·dic·tion [ ə díksh'n ] (plural ad·dic·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. drug dependence: a state of physiological or psychological dependence on a potentially harmful drug

2. devotion: great interest in a particular thing to which a lot of time is devoted
Internet addiction

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