病みつき | Japanese meaning

病みつき【やみつき】

Frequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by
falling ill; becoming sick

Forms

病みつき【やみつき】Frequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.
病み付き【やみつき】Frequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
やみつき

Generated definitions (experimental)

being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by

This means to be deeply engaged or obsessed with something, often to the point where it is difficult to stop or resist.

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That game has made me addicted.

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His stories are always interesting, and I am wholly absorbed by them.

falling ill; becoming sick

This refers to the state of becoming unwell or developing an illness.

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Since the cold weather continued, he became sick.

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I overexerted myself and ended up falling ill.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to become addictedan addictive tasteto become addicted to gamesto become addicted to workbeware of addictionthe feeling of being absorbedto become addicted to sweet snacksaddictive bad habitsa hobby that becomes addictiveto become absorbed in reading

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Fundamentally, you're not practicing anything by translating, so even if you say that you can't do it, once you've set your sights on a similar sentence you've seen before that is more natural yet does not quite convey the original sentence's nuances, translation proves to be an act that is quite addicting.

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