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Definition
Drug addiction or dependency; the psychological and physiological craving for a narcotic.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physiological and psychological compulsion to consume illicit substances. While it is a serious medical term, it is also frequently used metaphorically in casual speech to describe someone who is obsessively addicted to a hobby or activity, such as gaming or social media.
Examples
He seems to have a drug dependency; he can't go even one day without it.
Do you know how one can overcome a drug dependency?
Related words
Common phrases
to overcome drug dependency
to become addicted to drugs
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 煙癮, which specifically refers to nicotine addiction from smoking cigarettes.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
