Alcoholism

Definitions

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
uncountable, usually
Acute alcohol poisoning.
uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolalcoholismo bebedera

Françaisalcoolisme

DeutschAlkoholismus Alkoholkrankheit AlkoholvergiftungSuff Trunksucht

35 more languages

العربيةالإدمان كحولية

Azərbaycan dilialkoqolizm əyyaşlıq pyanskalıq

Българскиалкохолизъм

Bosanskialkoholija alkoholizam алкохолизам

Catalàalcoholisme

Češtinaalkoholismus alkoholizmus otrava alkoholem

Danskalkoholisme

Ελληνικάαλκοολισμός

Esperantoalkoholismo

Eestialkoholism

Suomialkoholimyrkytys alkoholismi

Gàidhligtinneas na dighe

Galegoalcoholismo

Hrvatskialkoholija alkoholizam алкохолизам

Magyaralkoholizmus

Հայերենալկոհոլիզմ հարբեցողություն

Italianoalcolismo etilismo

日本語アルコール中毒アルコール依存症アル中

ქართულიალკოჰოლიზმი

Қазақ тілімаскүнемдік

한국어알코올 의존증 알코올 중독

Kurdîalkoholîzm alkolîzm

Македонскиалкохолизам

മലയാളംഅതിമദ്യാസക്തി മദ്യപാനം

Nederlandsalcoholisme drankzucht

Polskialkoholiczny alkoholizm pijaństwo

Portuguêsalcoolismo etilismo intoxicação alcoólica

Românăalcoolism

Русскийалкоголизм алкогольное отравление

Slovenčinaalkoholizmus

Српскиalkoholija alkoholizam алкохолизам

Svenskaalkoholförgiftning alkoholism

ไทยโรคพิษสุราเรื้อรัง

Türkçealkolizm

Українськаалкоголі́зм

Examples

“chronic alcoholism”

“struggle ⟳ with alcoholism”

“effects of alcoholism”

“He sought treatment for alcoholism at a rehabilitation clinic.”

“Alcoholism can lead ⟳ to serious health problems.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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