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ALCOHOLISM
dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
(noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonym: dipsomania
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
Hypernyms
• (addiction): (DSM5)
Source: Wiktionary
Al"co*hol*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.)
Definition: A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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