addictionnoun [ C/U ]
us/əˈdɪk·ʃən/the need or strong desire to do or to have something, or a very strong liking for something:
[ U ] His addiction began with prescription drugs.
[ C ] I have an addiction to mystery stories.
addicted
adjective us/əˈdɪk·tɪd/
She was addicted to TV.
addictive
adjective us/əˈdɪk·tɪv/
Video games can be addictive.