Meanings
nounalcohol abuse (uncountable)
- uncountableA self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounexcessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
Similar
alcoholic abusealcoholism abuse
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans alkoholmisbruik, drankmisbruik
- alkoholmisbruikabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
- drankmisbruikabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Catalan abús de l'alcohol
- abús de l'alcoholabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Chinese Mandarin 酒精不當使用 /酒精不当使用, 酗酒
- 酒精不當使用 /酒精不当使用 (jiǔjīng bùdàng shǐyòng)abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
- 酗酒 (xùjiǔ)abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Danish alkoholmisbrug
- alkoholmisbrugabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Dutch alcoholmisbruik
- alcoholmisbruikabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Finnish alkoholin väärinkäyttö
- alkoholin väärinkäyttöabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
German Alkoholmissbrauch
- Alkoholmissbrauchabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Japanese アルコール乱用
- アルコール乱用 (arukōru ran'yō)abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Korean 알코올 남용
- 알코올 남용 (alkool namyong)abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Norwegian Bokmål alkoholmisbruk
- alkoholmisbrukabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Swedish alkoholmissbruk
- alkoholmissbrukabuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
Cite this entry
APA
alcohol abuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcohol%20abuse
MLA
“alcohol abuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcohol%20abuse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcohol abuse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcohol%20abuse.
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