Sucht

addiction

noun ZOOKHT Rare

Also means

compulsion

Usage Note

Sucht is addiction or compulsive craving, surviving in compounds like Alkoholsucht and Spielsucht (gambling addiction). Despite resemblance it is unrelated to suchen (to search). The adjective is süchtig.

Examples

"Die Sucht nach Nikotin ist schwer zu überwinden."

Natural Translation

The addiction to nicotine is hard to overcome.

Literal Translation

The addiction after nicotine is hard to overcome.

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