habit

  • 121habit-forming — UK [ˈhæbɪt ˌfɔː(r)mɪŋ] / US [ˈhæbɪt ˌfɔrmɪŋ] adjective a) a habit forming drug is one that makes you need to use it all the time, even though it is bad for you b) hard to stop doing because of being very enjoyable Surfing the Internet can be… …

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  • 122habit-forming — adjective Date: 1913 inducing the formation of an addiction < a habit forming drug > …

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  • 123habit-forming — /hab it fawr ming/, adj. tending to cause or encourage addiction, esp. through physiological dependence: habit forming drugs. [1895 1900] * * * …

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  • 124habit-forming — adjective Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use. Many government prohibit the advertising of habit forming substances to minors …

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  • 125habit-forming — hab·it form·ing hab ət .fȯr miŋ adj inducing the formation of an addiction &LT;a habit forming prescription painkiller&GT; …

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  • 126habit tic — any tic that is psychogenic in origin; called also habit spasm …

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  • 127habit-forming — adjective a drug or activity that is habit forming makes you want to keep taking it, keep doing it etc …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 128habit of mind — a scientific habit of mind Syn: disposition, temperament, character, nature, makeup, constitution, frame of mind, bent …

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