alcoholism
/ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/US/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
alcoholism noun: a chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
Noun
alcoholism (usually uncountable, plural alcoholisms)
- A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
- chronic alcoholism
- struggle with alcoholism
- Synonyms:
- dipsomania
- Acute alcohol poisoning.
alcoholism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
alcoholism in Hindi
- chronic disease
- शराबीपन śarābīpan
alcoholism in Tamil
- குடிநோய், மிதமிஞ்சிய மதுப்பழக்கம், மிதமிஞ்சிய குடியினால் ஏற்படும் நோய், வெறித்தன்மை, வெறிமம், ஆல்கவாலியம்
alcoholism in Urdu
- شَراب خوری, شَراب خوری کی عادت, شراب کی لت
alcoholism in Malayalam
- chronic disease
- അതിമദ്യാസക്തി atimadyāsakti, മദ്യപാനം madyapānaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- alcoholism in Kannada
- ಕುಡುಕುತನ, ಹೆಂಡಗೀಳು, ಮದ್ಯದ ಗೀಳು
- alcoholism in Arabic
- كُحُولِيَّة kuḥūliyya
- alcoholism in Indonesian
- alkoholisme
- alcoholism in Thai
- โรคพิษสุราเรื้อรัง rôok-pít-sù-raa-rʉ́ʉa-rang
- alcoholism in Vietnamese
- chứng nghiện rượu
Examples of alcoholism in a sentence
- effects of alcoholism
- He sought treatment for alcoholism at a rehabilitation clinic.
- Alcoholism can lead to serious health problems.
Synonyms of alcoholism
Forms of alcoholism
| plural | alcoholisms |
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Origin of alcoholism
From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.
Words formed from alcoholism
Questions about alcoholism
- What does alcoholism mean?
- Alcoholism means a chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
- What is alcoholism in Hindi?
- Alcoholism in Hindi is शराबीपन (śarābīpan). See Alcoholism meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use alcoholism in a sentence?
- effects of alcoholism
- What part of speech is alcoholism?
- Alcoholism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alcoholism?
- Alcoholism is pronounced /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/ (US).
- What is the plural of alcoholism?
- The plural of alcoholism is alcoholisms.
Words near alcoholism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: alcoholism (page history and authors); alcoholism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alcoholism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alcoholism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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