alcoholism
/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
alcoholism
English
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Definition
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
Etymology
From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.
Example Sentences
- "chronic alcoholism"
- "struggle with alcoholism"
- "effects of alcoholism"
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