habituation

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noun

1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
• Syn:
addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency
• Derivationally related forms:
habituate, dependent (for: dependency), dependent (for: dependence), addict (for: addiction)
• Topics:
narcotic
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
• Hyponyms:
drug addiction, white plague
2. a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
• Derivationally related forms:
habituate
• Hypernyms:
adjustment, accommodation, fitting