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1. (n.) alcoholism
a chronic disorder characterized by repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally.
Etymology: (1855–60)
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1. (noun) alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness
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
2. (noun) dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
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1. (noun) alcoholism
the disease of being an alcoholic
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1. (noun) alcoholism
a diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors
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1. alcoholism
the results, acute or chronic, of the deleterious action of alcohol on the human system.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. alcoholism
A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
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Sense: the condition suffered by an alcoholic.
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 Afrikaans: alkoholisme |
 Arabic: إدْمَان المُسْكِرات |
 Bulgarian: алкохолизъм |
 Brazilian: alcoolismo |
 Czech: alkoholismus |
 German: der Alkoholismus |
 Danish: alkoholisme |
 Greek: αλκοολισμός |
 Spanish: alcoholismo |
 Estonian: alkoholism |
 Farsi: اعتیاد به الکل |
 Finnish: alkoholismi |
 French: alcoolisme |
 Hebrew: אַלְכּוֹהוֹלִיזם |
 Hindi: मदात्यय |
 Croatian: alkoholizam |
 Hungarian: alkoholizmus |
 Indonesian: alkoholisme |
 Icelandic: áfengissÿki, alkóhólismi |
 Italian: alcolismo |
 Japanese: アルコール中毒 |
 Korean: 알코올 중독(증) |
 Lithuanian: alkoholizmas |
 Latvian: alkoholisms |
 Malay: keadaan yang dialami pema |
 Dutch: alcoholisme |
 Norwegian: alkoholisme, alkoholmisbr |
 Polish: alkoholizm |
 Persian: اعتیاد به الکل |
 Pashto: په الکولو روږدل شوی |
 Portuguese: alcoolismo |
 Romanian: alcoolism |
 Russian: алкоголизм |
 Slovak: alkoholizmus |
 Slovenian: alkoholizem |
 Serbian: alkoholizam |
 Swedish: alkoholism |
 Thai: โรคพิษสุราเรื้อรัง |
 Turkish: alkolizm |
 Taiwanese: 酗酒 |
 Ukrainian: алкоголізм |
 Urdu: شراب کا عادی ہونا |
 Vietnamese: tác hại của rượu |
 Chinese: 酒精中毒 |
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