alcohol addiction

Noun

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

alcoholism drunkenness inebriation alcohol abuse dipsomania methomania substance abuse drinking drink addiction intoxication intemperance crapulence insobriety inebriety

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Antonyms

temperance abstinence moderation sobriety soberness Adam's wine

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Hypernyms

drug addiction white plague

Related terms

drug addiction aud alcohol use disorder porn addiction pornography addiction

Close letter words and terms

alcohol abuse alcohol abuser alcohol addict alcohol aficionado alcohol amnestic disorder alcohol beverage