"alcoholism" in the noun sense
1. alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness
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
2. dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
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