alcoholism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: alcoholism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for alcoholism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alcoholism n 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 Synonym(s): alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess Synonym(s): dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alcoholism \Al"coholism\, n. [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.