Uk English Meaning of alcoholism

alcoholism

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Definitions and Meaning of alcoholism in English

Wordnet

alcoholism (n)

habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

Webster

alcoholism (n.)

A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.

FAQs About the word alcoholism

alcoholism

habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivat

drunkenness,inebriation,intemperance,dipsomania,dissoluteness,intoxication,intemperateness

Sobriety,temperance,abstention,abstinence,Teetotalism

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