1. (noun) 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
Synonyms: drinking, inebriety, alcohol addiction, dipsomania, inebriation, potomania, intoxication, drink, insobriety, alcoholism, drunkenness, boozing, crapulence, tipsiness
2. (noun) dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
Synonyms: dipsomania, alcohol addiction, drunkenness, alcoholism, inebriation, potomania
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Synonyms for alcoholism 
