About The Word Alcoholism
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Alcoholism
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What's The Definition Of Alcoholism?
[n] an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Alcoholism: alcohol addiction | dipsomania | drunkenness | inebriation | potomania Related Terms | Find terms related to Alcoholism: a habit | acquired tolerance | acute alcoholism | addictedness | addiction | alcoholic addiction | alcoholic psychosis | amphetamine withdrawal symptoms | barbiturate addiction | barbiturism | bottle nose | chain smoking | chronic alcoholism | cocainism | crash | craving | delirium tremens | dependence | dipsomania | drug addiction | drug culture | drug dependence | ebriosity | grog blossom | habitual drunkenness | habituation | heavy drinking | nicotine addiction | oenomania | oinomania | pathological drunkenness | physical dependence | problem drinking | psychological dependence | tolerance | withdrawal sickness | withdrawal symptoms See Also | cacoethes | drug addiction | mania | passion | white plague Alcoholism In Webster's Dictionary \Al"co*hol*ism\, n. [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.)
A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the
continued use of alcoholic liquors.
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