habit-forming
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˈhæbɪtˌfɔrmɪŋ/
- NSFW
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adictivo
- Do you think it'll be habit-forming?
- habit-forming or addictive
- become habit-forming
These things are habit forming to the human brain.
- These things are habit forming to the human brain.
- Why does it feel like these foods foods are habit forming?
- I take a few, but I think that many people rely on things that are excessive and, and habit forming, expensive and unnecessary.
Examples
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The therapist warned that using this app frequently could lead to habit-forming behaviors.
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Do not alter dosage or frequency: it may be habit forming.
Academic text (2006) -
These things are habit forming to the human brain.
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We work with clients who are trying to make their products more habit forming.
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I take a few, but I think that many people rely on things that are excessive and and habit forming, expensive and unnecessary.
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They are habit-forming and often unconsciously affect our thinking.
Academic text (2001) -
It's also remarkably habit-forming.
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It might become habit-forming.
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Many prescription medications are known to be habit-forming if taken for an extended period.
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Excessive consumption of sugar can create habit-forming cravings for sweets.
Synonyms
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4.2
Making people want to use something again and again
Antonyms
How Addictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Habit-forming comes from habit (from the old Latin verb habere, 'to have') and forming ('making'). So, something habit-forming is 'making' a behaviour into something you 'have' often — it becomes a regular action and can be hard to stop.