Addiction and Affection

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Addiction noun - A physiological need for certain drugs.

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Affection and addiction are semantically related in predilection topic. In some cases you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Addiction".

Nearby Words: addicted, addict, addicting, addictive

Affection noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: I'm rooting for the Cubs—just my natural affection for the underdog, I guess

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Addiction and affection are semantically related in predilection topic. Sometimes you can use "Addiction" instead a noun "Affection".

physical	physical addiction	physical affection
instant	instant addiction	instant affection
true	true addiction	true affection
genuine	genuine addiction	genuine affection
Other adjectives: deep, strong, actual, extreme, intense, excessive, personal, secret, mutual, growing, obsessive, sudden.

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