alcoholism

CEFRC1

/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A medical condition involving a strong and harmful need for alcohol.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Acute alcohol poisoning.

Examples

  • She suffers from a debilitating case of alcoholism.

  • The costs resulting from alcoholism are enormous.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

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In context

  • Alcoholism is a horrible disease.

  • chronic alcoholism

  • effects of alcoholism

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Origin

noun

From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.