alcohol addiction

noun

Dependency on alcohol.

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alcohol abusealcohol dependencealcoholismdipsomaniamethomaniainebriationdrunkenness
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Meanings

nounalcohol addiction (countable and uncountable, plural alcohol addictions)

plural alcohol addictions

  1. countableuncountableDependency on alcohol.

    Synonyms: alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcoholism, dipsomania, methomania

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDependency on alcohol.

Similar
alcohol abusealcohol dependencealcoholismdipsomaniamethomania

More synonyms by meaning

nounhabitual 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

Similar
alcoholisminebriationdrunkenness
Broader
drug addictionwhite plague
Also see
alcoholismdrunkennessinebriation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Alkoholkrankheit, Alkoholsucht
  • Alkoholkrankheitdependency on alcohol
  • Alkoholsuchtdependency on alcohol
  • Trunksuchtdependency on alcohol
Japanese アルコール中毒
  • アルコール中毒 (arukōru chūdoku)dependency on alcohol
Korean 알코올 중독
  • 알코올 중독 (alkool jungdok)dependency on alcohol
Cite this entry
APA

alcohol addiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcohol%20addiction

MLA

“alcohol addiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcohol%20addiction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcohol addiction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcohol%20addiction.

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