Alcoholism Synonyms

ălkə-hô-lĭzəm, -hŏ-
An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dipsomania
  2. drunkenness
  3. problem drinking
  4. heavy drinking
  5. insobriety
  6. alcohol addiction
  7. inebriation
  8. ebriosity
  9. potomania
  10. oenomania

Words Related to Alcoholism

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Alcoholism Sentence Examples

  • A person who has abused alcohol in the past does not necessarily have alcoholism, for example.

  • The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence estimates that parents who talk with their children regularly about the danger from drugs (including alcohol) have children who are 42 percent less likely to use these substances.

  • Although relapse rates are difficult to accurately obtain, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism cites evidence that 90 percent of alcohol dependent users experience at least one relapse within four years after treatment.

  • Detox A form of drug rehabilitation, used to treat alcoholism or other drug addiction.

  • Mr Osbourne has been battling alcoholism for some years.

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