OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27188

alcoholism

/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alcoholismo • bebedera
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
chronic alcoholism
struggle with alcoholism
alcoholismo
Acute alcohol poisoning.
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