drug addiction
A dependency on drugs, especially which are illegal or improperly procuredA dependency on drugs, especially which are illegal or improperly procured.
» Drug addiction can destroy people's lives.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A dependency on drugs, especially which are illegal or improperly procured.
Drogensucht, Drogenabhängigkeit
наркома́нияnarkománija, наркозави́симостьnarkozavísimostʹ
наркома́ніяnarkománija, наркозале́жністьnarkozaléžnistʹ
- an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
Examples
20 sentencesDrug addiction can destroy people's lives.
Tom's drug addiction wrecked his marriage.
deToms Rauschgiftsucht hat seine Ehe zerstört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Drug addiction is a cancer in modern society.
ruНаркомания — рак современного общества. — sharptoothed
deDrogenabhängigkeit ist ein Krebsgeschwür in der modernen Gesellschaft. — Espi
Many people's lives have been destroyed by drug addiction.
Sami had a serious drug addiction.
Translations
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Forms
plural: drug addictions| Singular | drug addiction |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug):white plague
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable