Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Dependency on alcohol.

    Alkoholkrankheit, Alkoholsucht, Trunksucht

More definitions
  • habitual 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

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom almost died from alcohol addiction.

  2. I have a history of alcohol and drug addiction.

Translations

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By meaning 1
dependency on alcohol:

Forms

plural: alcohol addictions

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • habitual 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:alcoholisminebriationdrunkenness

Word family

2 related words

See also

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