Addict Meaning in Bengali
Part of Speech: Noun
Pronunciation: uh-dikt
Short Definition:
An addict is a person who is physically or mentally dependent on a particular substance or activity.
Synonyms:
Enthusiast, Devotee, Fanatic, Junkie, Fiend
Antonyms:
Nonaddict (অনাসক্ত), Detoxified (বিমুক্ত), Sober (সংযত), Abstainer (বিরত), Nonuser (অব্যবহারকারী)
Origin:
The word “addict” originated from the Latin word “addictus,” which means “a debtor awarded as a slave to his creditor.” It was later used to describe someone who was devoted or given over to a habit or pursuit. The modern sense of the word, referring to someone who is dependent on a substance or activity, emerged in the early 20th century.
Nearby Words:
– Addiction (Noun)
– Addicted (Adjective)
– Addictive (Adjective)
– Addicting (Verb)
– Addictively (Adverb)
Addict in Literature Quotes:
– “I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” – Edgar Allan Poe
– “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.” – Carl Jung
– “The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics are wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they have no hope.” – Russell Brand
– “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.” – Oscar Wilde
Meaning in Different Languages:
– Bengali: আসক্ত (Asakta)
– Hindi: लत (Lat)
– Nepali: लत (Lat)
– Urdu: لت (Lat)
– Tamil: பிரியாணி (Piriyaṇi)
– Telugu: ఆసక్తిని (Āsaktini)
– Arabic: مدمن (Mudmin)
– Chinese: 瘾君子 (Yǐn jūnzǐ)
– Japanese: 中毒者 (Chūdokusha)
– Russian: наркоман (narkoman)
For more information about “addict,” you can visit the Wikipedia page on Addiction. You can also find the definition of “addict” on Dictionary.com and The Free Dictionary.