'alcoholism' definitions:
Definition of 'alcoholism'
(from WordNet)
noun
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 [syn: alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness]
noun
An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania]
Synonyms of 'alcoholism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'alcoholism'
- alcohol,
- alcoholic,
- alcoholize,
- Alcoholic fermentation,
- Cetylic alcohol,
- Methyl alcohol,
- Phenol alcohol,
- Phenylic alcohol,
- Primary alcohol,
- Secondary alcohol,
- Sulphur alcohol,
- absolute alcohol,
- alcohol abuse,
- alcohol addiction,
- alcohol group,
- alcohol radical,
- alcohol thermometer,
- alcoholic abuse,
- alcoholic beverage,
- alcoholic dementia,
- alcoholic drink,
- alcoholics anonymous,
- alcoholism abuse,
- allyl alcohol,
- amyl alcohol,
- bornyl alcohol,
- butyl alcohol,
- cerotic alcohol,
- ceryl alcohol,
- cetyl alcohol,
- cinnamic alcohol,
- denatured alcohol,
- dihydric alcohol,
- ethyl alcohol,
- fermentation alcohol,
- glycidic alcohol,
- grain alcohol,
- isopropyl alcohol,
- lauryl alcohol,
- myricyl alcohol,
- phenyl alcohol,
- propenyl alcohol,
- propyl alcohol,
- rubbing alcohol,
- steroid alcohol,
- styryl alcohol,
- sulphur alcohols,
- tribromoethyl alcohol,
- vitamin A alcohol,
- wood alcohol,
- alcohol amnestic disorder,
- alcohol-dependent,
- alcohol-soluble,
- aldehyde-alcohol,
- fetal alcohol syndrome,
- alcohol-in-glass thermometer,
- bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms,
- hydroxy-benzyl alcohol