Synonyms for alcoholism
ˈæl kə hɔˌlɪz əm, -hɒ-al·co·holism

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1. alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkennessnoun

   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, drunkenness, boozing, crapulence, tipsiness

2. dipsomania, alcoholism, potomanianoun

   an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

   Synonyms:
   dipsomania, alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation, potomania

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1. List of paraphrases for "alcoholism":

   alcohol

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1. alcoholism

   Synonyms:
   Alcohol dependence DSM-III-R 303.90, dependent drinking

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1. Ben Affleck:

   They had, literally, taken the conversation I had for two hours and made it seem as if I was saying the exact opposite of what I said, i had gone on and said, like, how much we respect each other and cared about each other and cared about our kids and put them first and went through our stuff. And they said I had blamed my ex wife for my alcoholism and that I was' trapped' and just made me out to be the worst, most insensitive, stupid awful guy.

2. Norman Brenner:

   The intermediate stage between socialism and capitalism is alcoholism.

3. Rebecca Cutter:

   Employment goes way down, the numbers go way down, it's cold, it's very isolated, alcoholism goes up. So there's a different side of it.

4. Native American:

   Over the last five or six years, we've heard a lot more about diseases of despair -- things like substance use, alcoholism and suicide -- and a lot of those things are connected, it helps to point out how vulnerable certain communities can be to a lot of other conditions.

5. Ligia Kiss:

   Staff of post-trafficking services often don't feel equipped to deal with mental health problems, especially with situations involving suicidal intent and alcoholism.