addictive personality

addictive personality

People who have addictive personalities are advised to avoid caffeine, alcohol and other drugs.


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  • addictive — [[t]ədɪ̱ktɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If a drug is addictive, people who take it cannot stop taking it. Cigarettes are highly addictive... Crack is the most addictive drug on the market. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is addictive is so enjoyable that it …   English dictionary

  • addictive — ad|dic|tive [ ə dıktıv ] adjective if a drug is addictive, people want to take it more and more and then find that they cannot stop taking it: These sleeping pills are not addictive. highly addictive: Cigarettes are harmful, highly addictive, and …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • addictive — UK [əˈdɪktɪv] / US adjective 1) a) something that is addictive is so enjoyable that you want to do it or have it as often as possible Jogging can become addictive. b) someone who has an addictive personality becomes addicted to things very easily …   English dictionary

  • addictive — adjective Date: 1939 causing or characterized by addiction < an addictive drug > < an addictive personality > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • addictive — addictiveness, n. /euh dik tiv/, adj. 1. producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug. 2. more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality. [1935 40; ADDICT + IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • addictive — 1. adjective /əˈdɪktɪv/ a) Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit forming. These are addictive drugs. b) Characterized by or susceptible to addiction. He has an addictive personality. Syn: habit forming …   Wiktionary

  • addictive — ad•dic•tive [[t]əˈdɪk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pha producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug[/ex] 2) more than normally susceptible to addiction: an addictive personality[/ex] • Etymology: 1935–40 ad•dic′tive•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • personality — noun 1 character ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, bubbly, extrovert (esp. BrE), jovial, lively, outgoing, sparkling, vibrant, vivacious ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • addictive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, highly, very ▪ Cocaine is a highly addictive drug …   Collocations dictionary

  • List of further reading on Borderline personality disorder — This is a list of further reading on borderline personality disorder. *Blauner, Susan Rose. How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person s Guide to Suicide Prevention (2003) ISBN 978 0 06 093621 1 *Bockian, Neil R. et al.… …   Wikipedia

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