alcoholism

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Etymology

alcohol +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

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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.
    Synonym: dipsomania
  2. (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 alcoholism”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ alcoholism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 alcoholism”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  4. 4.0 4.1 alcoholism” (US) / “alcoholism” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
  5. ^ alcoholism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  6. ^ alcoholism”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.