alcoholism
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- noun
- /ˈæl.kə.hɒl.ɪ.zəm/
- Specialized
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alcoholismo
- And we know that that alcoholism wreaks havoc on relationships.
- treatment for alcoholism
- recovery from alcoholism
- treat alcoholism
That's like saying I'm no longer denying my alcoholism, let's drink to that.
- That's like saying I'm no longer denying my alcoholism, let's drink to that.
- OK, how do you diagnose alcoholism as a pathology?
- And when when did your, when did alcoholism sort of become part of your life?
- Loneliness is a toxin on par with with alcoholism these days.
- And so I had to face my alcoholism.
- I struggled a lot with alcoholism.
- So I came into this understanding through, through recovery from alcoholism.
- Look to to to my brother died of alcoholism.
- Many people I have worked with through my years as a therapist did have alcoholism in their families.
- It's getting people off serious opiate addictions, alcoholism, all kinds of drugs by resetting the receptors.
- You know, I think of Rich Role who talks very openly about his alcoholism and his journey to sobriety.
- So let's say, let to use an example, think about like a genetic predisposition towards alcoholism, right?
- And this woman has to flee her husband's brutality and alcoholism.
Examples
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She struggled with mental illness and alcoholism.
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You are concerned about alcoholism in the country, among adults as well as youths.
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And when when did your, when did alcoholism sort of become part of your life?
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Many people I have worked with through my years as a therapist did have alcoholism in their families.
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There is a high level of alcoholism, and drug addiction is a growing problem.
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Chronic alcoholism is one cause of short-term memory loss.
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In 1950 in Minnesota, the Willmar State Hospital began to look at alcoholism with a new perspective.
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Yeah, a lot of our audience struggles or has struggled with alcoholism, addiction, intimacy disorders, all types of stuff.
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A stroke, left him almost completely paralyzed, the result of chronic alcoholism and an overall dissolute life.
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Many families are affected by alcoholism, leading to significant health and social issues.
Synonyms
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4.1
A strong harmful need to keep using a drug or activity even when you cannot stop
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A state of needing a drug or alcohol to feel normal
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5.5
A strong need to keep taking drugs or alcohol to feel normal
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4.2
A strong need to keep drinking alcohol that harms health and life
A strong desire to drink a lot of alcohol that you cannot control
A strong ongoing desire to drink too much alcohol
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Harmful heavy drinking that often causes addiction and health problems
How Dependent
- Specialized
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- NSFW
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Alcoholism comes from the common word alcohol plus the ending -ism, which means 'a condition of'. The word alcohol itself comes from the Arabic al-kuhl, which first meant 'the kohl', a fine makeup powder, and later came to mean 'a pure, distilled substance' or strong drink, so alcoholism is the condition of being unable to control drinking.