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
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alcoholism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation |
| Type of | drug addiction, white plague |
alcoholism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dipsomania, potomania |
| Type of | cacoethes, mania, passion |
Examples of alcoholism
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Oona never recovered, sinking into alcoholism until her own death at 66 in 1991.
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Not long after, consumed by alcoholism, Olley entered a dark period in her life.
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Just like the compulsive behaviors that come with alcoholism there is some help.
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He earned fans for his honesty, dealing with alcoholism, entering rehab in 1992.
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However, his alcoholism severely impacted his life and his career ended in 1944.
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They blamed the deaths on family abuse, bullying, alcoholism and other problems.
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One human study was done in 1986 but this looked at the treatment of alcoholism.
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I despised his alcoholism and I let that rage bleed into my feelings toward him.
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Last April, Wardlow was diagnosed with hepatitis C, unrelated to her alcoholism.
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- 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
- Dipsomania: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
- (alcoholic) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
- Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disabling addictive disorder. It is characterized by compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcohol despite its negative effects on the drinker's health, relationships, and social standing. ...
- The modern disease theory of alcoholism states that problem drinking is sometimes caused by a disease of the brain, characterized by altered brain structure and function. ...
- (Alcoholic (Fishbone song)) "Alcoholic" is a song by the Alternative rock band Fishbone from their album Chim Chim's Bad Ass Revenge. An early demo version of the song appears on the 1996 compilation album ''''.
- (Alcoholic (song)) "Alcoholic" is the third single from the album Love Is Here by British pop band Starsailor, released in 2001. Often wrongly credited as "Daddy Was an Alcoholic", it is one of their most popular songs so far, and also their first single to be in the UK top ten. ...
- (The Alcoholics) The Alcoholics is a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson. The plot evolves around Dr. Peter S. Murphy and his clinic El Healtho where he treats alcoholics. ...
- (ALCOHOLIC) Used to describe a wine that has too much alcohol for its body and weight, making it unbalanced. A wine with too much alcohol will taste uncharacteristically heavy or hot as a result. This quality is noticeable in aroma and after taste.
