alcoholism

English

Etymology

From alcohol + -ism.

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Noun

alcoholism (usually uncountable, plural alcoholisms)

  1. A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
    Synonyms: dipsomania, German vice
  2. (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.

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References

  1. alcoholism”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. alcoholism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. alcoholism”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  4. alcoholism” (US) / alcoholism” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
  5. alcoholism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  6. alcoholism” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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