alcoholism

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 114088126)
    is a type of: drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
    same as: alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation
  2. An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess (synset 109204890)
    is a type of: cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    same as: dipsomania, potomania

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