addiction

noun/əˈdɪkʃən/CEFR B2

আসক্তি, নেশা

Meaning

A condition in which someone cannot stop using or doing something harmful.

Example sentences

  • He is being treated for addiction.আসক্তির চিকিৎসা তিনি নিচ্ছেন।
  • Phone addiction affects sleep.ফোনের নেশা ঘুমের ক্ষতি করে।

A common mistake

He has an addiction of gambling.→He has an addiction to gambling.

Addiction takes to, and so does the adjective: addicted to. Note that dependence is the clinical word doctors prefer, because addiction carries blame that a diagnosis should not.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: dependence, habit

Antonyms: abstinence

Similar words, and what each means

  • dependence

    নির্ভরশীলতা; আসক্তি

    The state of needing someone or something in order to manage.

  • habit

    অভ্যাস

    Something you do often and regularly, sometimes without thinking.

Other English words for “আসক্তি, নেশা”

  • obsession

    A state in which someone thinks about something or someone constantly and cannot stop.

  • dependence

    The state of needing someone or something in order to manage.

Opposite words

  • abstinence

    বিরত থাকা, সংযম

    The practice of not doing or not having something.

“addiction” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • That topic is about individual behaviour — study versus addiction.

    Digital Bangladesh →

  • Drug addiction means being unable to stop taking a harmful substance even when it is destroying you.

    Drug Addiction →

  • Bad company, addiction, aimless hours on a phone and politics that use students for other people's purposes have ruined many careers that began well.

    Student Life →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “addiction” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অনুপ্রাস (একই ধ্বনির পুনরাবৃত্তি)
    • • আসক্তি, নেশা
    • • গাড়ি ভাগাভাগি করে যাতায়াত
    • • মটরশুঁটি
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    আসক্তি, নেশা — addiction (noun) — আসক্তি, নেশা. A condition in which someone cannot stop using or doing something harmful.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “addiction”?

    • • nimbus
    • • illumination
    • • treble
    • • dependence
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    dependence — dependence — নির্ভরশীলতা; আসক্তি. The state of needing someone or something in order to manage.

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