Addiction—a complex condition often associated with substance use, but it can also relate to behaviors or activities. It signifies a compulsive engagement with something despite the adverse consequences it might bring. The term captures both the psychological and physical aspects of dependency, reflecting a wide range of human experiences across cultures. As we delve into how different languages express this concept, we uncover the universal nature of human behavior and its challenges, highlighting the shared struggles and empathies that cut across linguistic boundaries.
Here is a list of how to say “addicted” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Varur | Pronunciation: Va-rur
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مدمن (Mudmin) | Pronunciation: Mud-min
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Նեղուկ (Neghuk) | Pronunciation: Ne-ghuk
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Asılı | Pronunciation: A-sı-lı
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Mendekua | Pronunciation: Men-de-ku-a
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Залежны (Zalezhny) | Pronunciation: Za-lezh-ny
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – আসক্ত (Asakta) | Pronunciation: A-sak-ta
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Ovisan | Pronunciation: O-vi-san
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Привикнал (Priviknal) | Pronunciation: Pri-vik-nal
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Addicte | Pronunciation: Ad-dic-te
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Závislý | Pronunciation: Zá-vis-lý
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Afhængig | Pronunciation: Af-hæn-gig
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Verslaafd | Pronunciation: Ver-slaafd
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Addicted | Pronunciation: A-dic-ted
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Sõltuvuses | Pronunciation: Sõl-tuv-u-ses
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – اعتیاد (Etiyād) | Pronunciation: E-ti-yad
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Riippuvainen | Pronunciation: Riip-pu-vai-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Accro | Pronunciation: Ak-ro
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მიჯაჭვული (Mijachvuli) | Pronunciation: Mi-ja-chvu-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Süchtig | Pronunciation: Sühc-tig
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Εθισμένος (Ethisménos) | Pronunciation: E-thi-sme-nos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מכור (Mekhur) | Pronunciation: Me-khur
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – आदी (Aadi) | Pronunciation: Aa-dee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Függő | Pronunciation: Füg-gő
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Háður | Pronunciation: Hah-dur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Kecanduan | Pronunciation: Ke-can-du-an
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Andúil | Pronunciation: An-duil
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Dipendente | Pronunciation: Di-pen-den-te
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 中毒 (Chūdoku) | Pronunciation: Chu-do-ku
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тәуелді (Täweldi) | Pronunciation: Tä-we-ldi
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ញៀន (Nyiən) | Pronunciation: Nyeen
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 중독된 (Jungdokdoen) | Pronunciation: Jung-dok-doen
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Sevdalî | Pronunciation: Sev-da-li
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Көз каранды (Köz karandy) | Pronunciation: Köz ka-ran-dy
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ການຮັກສາ (Kān hạks̄ā) | Pronunciation: Kan hak-sa
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Atkarīgs | Pronunciation: At-ka-rīgs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Pripratęs | Pronunciation: Pri-pra-tęs
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ofhängeg | Pronunciation: Of-hän-geg
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Зависен (Zavisen) | Pronunciation: Za-vi-sen
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ketagihan | Pronunciation: Ke-ta-gi-han
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Addott | Pronunciation: Ad-dott
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 上瘾 (Shàng yǐn) | Pronunciation: Shang yin
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – व्यसनी (Vyasani) | Pronunciation: Vy-sa-ni
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хараат бус (Kharaat bus) | Pronunciation: Kha-raat bus
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – लत लागेको (Lata lāgeko) | Pronunciation: La-ta laa-ge-ko
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Avhengig | Pronunciation: Av-hen-gig
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – اعتیاد لرونکی (Etiad lrowonki) | Pronunciation: E-ti-ad lro-won-ki
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – اعتیاد آور (Etiyad avor) | Pronunciation: E-ti-yad a-vor
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Uzależniony | Pronunciation: U-za-leż-nio-ny
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Viciado | Pronunciation: Vi-ci-a-do
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Dependent | Pronunciation: De-pen-dent
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Зависимый (Zavisimy) | Pronunciation: Za-vi-si-my
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Зависан (Zavisan) | Pronunciation: Za-vi-san
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඇබ්බැහි (Abbeh̆i) | Pronunciation: Ab-be-hi
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Závislý | Pronunciation: Zá-vis-lý
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Odvisen | Pronunciation: Od-vi-sen
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Qabatimay | Pronunciation: Qa-ba-ti-may
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Adicto | Pronunciation: A-dic-to
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mraibu | Pronunciation: M-ra-i-bu
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Beroende | Pronunciation: Be-ro-en-de
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Вобаста (Vobasta) | Pronunciation: Vo-bas-ta
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – அடிமை (Aṭimai) | Pronunciation: A-di-mai
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – అలవాటు పడ్డ (Alavāṭu paḍḍa) | Pronunciation: A-la-va-tu pad-da
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ติด (Tit) | Pronunciation: Tit
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Bağımlı | Pronunciation: Ba-ğım-lı
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Залежний (Zalezhny) | Pronunciation: Za-lezh-ny
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – عادی (Aadi) | Pronunciation: Aa-di
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qaram (Qaram) | Pronunciation: Qa-ram
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Nghiện | Pronunciation: Nghi-en
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Gaeth | Pronunciation: Gai-th