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Alcohol abuse
A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.
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A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alcohol abuse"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| alcoholic abusenoun | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks |
| alcoholism abusenoun | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks |
| alcoholismnoun | A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning. |
| alcoholophilianoun | A pathological craving for alcohol; alcoholism. |
| alcohol use disordernoun | Any of various conditions associated with drinking too much alcohol. |
| alcohol addictionnoun | Dependency on alcohol. |
| alcoholomanianoun | (dated) alcohol addiction |
| alcohol poisoningnoun | A high blood level of alcohol, toxic enough to injure or kill a person. |
| alkoholismnoun | (non-native speakers' English) Misspelling of alcoholism. [A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.] |
| alcohol intoxicationnoun | Synonym of drunkenness. |
| absinthismnoun | The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe. |
| substance abusenoun | (medicine) An overindulgence in and dependence on a drug or other chemical. |
| drink problemnoun | Alternative form of drinking problem. [(informal) Compulsive, excessive consumption of alcohol.] |
| drunkorexianoun | (neologism) A combination of anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse. |
| auto-brewery syndromenoun | (pathology) A condition in which the contents of the sufferer’s stomach ferment, creating alcohol. |
| consumptionnoun | The act of eating, drinking or using. |
| heredoalcoholismnoun | hereditary alcoholism |
| alcoholemianoun | Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia. [The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream] |
| alcoholaemianoun | The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream |
| potomanianoun | An excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages. |
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