alcohol abuse
A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcoholA self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.
» Alcohol abuse among the young has increased.
Злоупотребление алкоголем среди молодежи увеличилось. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable)A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.
Alkoholmissbrauch
excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
Examples
7 sentencesAlcohol abuse among the young has increased.
ruЗлоупотребление алкоголем среди молодежи увеличилось. — odexed
Alcohol abuse is a serious problem on campus.
deAlkoholmißbrauch ist auf dem Kampus ein ernstes Problem. — Waldelfe
Have you ever been treated for drug or alcohol abuse?
Sami was tortured with issues involving alcohol abuse.
Sami was technically a good doctor, but his alcohol abuse prevented him from practising.
ruВ принципе, Сами был хорошим врачом, но злоупотребление алкоголем не позволяло ему заниматься практикой. — Selena777
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Synonyms
2 synonyms- excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks:alcoholic abusealcoholism abuse
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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