Definitions for: Alcoholism


[n] an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
[n] 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



Webster (1913) Definition: Al"co*hol*ism, n. [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.)
A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the
continued use of alcoholic liquors.

Synonyms: alcohol addiction, dipsomania, drunkenness, inebriation, potomania

See Also: cacoethes, drug addiction, mania, passion, white plague

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