alcoholism
English
Etymology
From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.
Pronunciation
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.
- Synonyms: dipsomania, German vice
- (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
Hypernyms
- (addiction): alcohol use disorder (“AUD”) (DSM5)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
chronic disease
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acute alcohol poisoning
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References
- “alcoholism”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “alcoholism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “alcoholism”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “alcoholism” (US) / “alcoholism” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “alcoholism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “alcoholism”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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