依存症|いぞんしょうizonshou

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Definitions
  1. noundependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
    彼女かのじょの夫おっとはひどい麻薬まやく依存症いぞんしょうだ。↗
    Her husband is heavily dependent on drugs.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym中毒ちゅうどくNeutralCovers poisoning, or addiction as in 「ゲーム中毒」; common in colloquial speech for saying someone is addicted.
  • Synonym嗜癖しへきWrittenA medical term for addiction, used in specialist contexts; in everyday speech 「依存症」 is the normal word.
  • Related耽溺たんできWrittenWritten word for sinking into indulgence, as in 「酒色に耽溺する」; describes giving in to pleasures, not a medical diagnosis.
  • Related常用癖じょうようへきWrittenWritten word for addiction through habitual use; rare, and used mostly of drugs.
  • Related依存癖NeutralA habit or tendency of depending on people or things; not necessarily pathological. Only 「依存症」 is the medical name.

Use 「依存症」 for medical addiction, as in 「アルコール依存症」. In casual speech, addiction is usually 「中毒」 or 「ハマる」. 「耽溺」 is written prose for indulging in pleasures; 「依存癖」 is a non-medical dependence habit; 「嗜癖」 is technical medical; 「常用癖」 is rare, mostly drugs.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 何なんかに病的びょうてきに依存いぞんしている状態じょうたい。精神せいしんに作用さようする化学かがく物質ぶっしつの摂取せっしゅや、ある種しゅの快感かいかんや高揚こうよう感かんを伴ともなう特定とくていの行為こういを繰り返くりかえし行いった結果けっか、それらの刺激しげきなしにはいられない状態じょうたいで、依存いぞんした対象たいしょうに関かんして繰り返くりかえし使用しよう・利用りようしなければいられなくなったり、全まったく別べつの症状しょうじょうが喚起かんきされて本人ほんにんが生活せいかつを困難こんなんにしてしまうこと。古ふるくは、中毒ちゅうどくと表現ひょうげんした。
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