alcoholism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/[1][2][3][4] /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/[1][3]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/[3][4][5][6]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]alcoholism (usually uncountable, plural alcoholisms)
- A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
- Synonyms: dipsomania, German vice
- (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (addiction): alcohol use disorder (“AUD”) (DSM5)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]chronic disease
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acute alcohol poisoning
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References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “alcoholism”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “alcoholism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “alcoholism”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “alcoholism” (US) / “alcoholism” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- ^ “alcoholism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “alcoholism”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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