Alcoholics Anonymous

Speech parts

1. Alcoholics Anonymous - Noun

2. Alcoholics Anonymous - Proper noun

Meaning

an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

aa family therapy A.A. support group encounter group self-help group support system al-anon meeting alcohol support meetings friends of bill w. in a support group alcohol support morale boosters written explanation

Hypernyms

NGO nongovernmental organization

Examples

My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless. Mercedes McCambridge

There are no fights in Ireland, people just get so drunk they go, "GODDAMN, YA SONOFABITCH!" and pass out. And there's no Alcoholics Anonymous there, because if there's a meeting, it's always at the bar. Lewis Black

I was a depressive and self-destructive alcoholic, but I was lucky enough to meet the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and be rescued by it 15 years ago. José José

Alcoholics Anonymous page xxx AA later acknowledged that "alcoholism is not a true allergy, the experts now inform us." Source: Internet

Alcoholics Anonymous was one of the first organizations formed to provide mutual, nonprofessional counseling, and it is still the largest. Source: Internet

Abernathy says when people have an intervention to change their environment, such as someone attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, it leads to improved conscientiousness. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alcoholic steatohepatitis alcoholically alcoholicity alcoholiday alcoholimeter alcoholisation