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Engrossed vs Addicted - What's the difference?

engrossed | addicted |

As verbs the difference between engrossed and addicted

is that engrossed is past tense of engross while addicted is past tense of addict.

As adjectives the difference between engrossed and addicted

is that engrossed is preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else while addicted is being physically or psychologically dependent on something.

engrossed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (engross)

    • Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a document) Finalized, written in large letters.

    • addicted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being physically or psychologically dependent on something.
    • He is addicted to the Internet.
    She became more addicted to crack than she had ever been to heroin.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (addict)