HyperDic: alcohol_addiction

English > 1 sense of the expression alcohol addiction:
NOUNstatealcohol addiction, alcoholism, inebriation, drunkennesshabitual intoxication
English > alcohol addiction: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaninghabitual 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.
Synonymsalcoholism, inebriation, drunkenness
Broaderdrug addiction, white plagueAn addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
Spanishalcoholismo
Catalanalcoholisme

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