alcoholism
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alcoholism
- /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/ US
- /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/ UK
Where it comes from
From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.
noun alcoholisms
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A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
chronic alcoholism
Similar: dipsomania
- Acute alcohol poisoning.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dipsomania, potomania, alcohol addiction, drunkenness, alcoholic, drinking, booze, liquor, addiction, alcohol, substance, abuse, compulsive drinking, alcohol dependence, alcohol dependency, alcohol abuse
Translations
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noun chronic disease
| Español | alcoholismo, bebedera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알코올 의존증 alkool uijonjeung |
| 日本語 | アルコール依存症 arukōru izonshō, アル中 aruchū |
| 中文 | 酗酒 xùjiǔ |
| हिन्दी | शराबीपन śarābīpan |
| Português | alcoolismo, etilismo |
| Français | alcoolisme |
| Deutsch | Alkoholismus, Alkoholkrankheit |
| Italiano | alcolismo, etilismo |
| Ελληνικά | αλκοολισμός alkoolismós |
| Română | alcoolism |
| Русский | алкоголи́зм alkogolízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chứng nghiện rượu |
| العربية | كُحُولِيَّة kuḥūliyya |
noun acute alcohol poisoning
| Español | alcoholismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알코올 중독 alkool jungdok |
| 日本語 | アルコール中毒 arukōru chūdoku |
| 中文 | 醇類中毒 /醇类中毒 chúnlèi zhòngdú, 醇中毒 chúnzhòngdú, 酒精中毒 jiǔjīng zhòngdú |
| Português | intoxicação alcoólica |
| Deutsch | Alkoholvergiftung |
| Ελληνικά | οξεία δηλητηρίαση από αιθανόλη oxeía dilitiríasi apó aithanóli |
| Русский | алкого́льное отравле́ние alkogólʹnoje otravlénije |
Talk about this word "alcoholism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcoholism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alcoholism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcoholism "alcoholism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcoholism.Cite this
@misc{alcoholism_2026,
title = {alcoholism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcoholism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
