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. Earth Day:

   Those were really tough years, i could relate to a lot of those storylines like the alcoholism and postpartum depression. They hit close to home.

2. Stuart Ray:

   People with alcoholism are likely to be susceptible to severe complications of COVID-19, so getting them vaccinated is a priority, of course, having them reduce alcohol intake and improve nutrition has many potential benefits, and improving response to the COVID-19 vaccine might be one of them.

3. Ben Affleck:

   Ultimately my responsibility as an actor is an honest performance and having had that particular experience and knowing about alcoholism made me feel more confident sort of going,' Okay, this is sort of how this would feel and that would feel,' but the character suffers a terrible personal loss that I couldn't imagine. And that was scary because I didn't want to even think about it.

4. Brandon Lee:

   I ’m devastated at the events of the last several days that have been a result of my father’s alcoholism.

5. Harold Geneen:

   The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.