antialcoholism

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noun

Opposition to alcoholism.

OriginEnglish alcoholism ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounantialcoholism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOpposition to alcoholism.

    As Gorbachev's antialcoholism campaign intensified, it became increasingly difficult to purchase once-ubiquitous vodka.

    1989, David A. Harris, "AJC and Soviet Jews", Washington Jewish Week, in In the Trenches (volume 2, page 104)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholism
  15. Englishantialcoholism

From anti- + alcoholism.

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Translations

French antialcoolisme
  • antialcoolismeopposition to alcoholism
Portuguese antialcoolismo
  • antialcoolismoopposition to alcoholism
Cite this entry
APA

antialcoholism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialcoholism

MLA

“antialcoholism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialcoholism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antialcoholism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialcoholism.

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