alcoholism

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nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #8,881 of 15,258leans written

Alcoholism is the illness of being unable to stop drinking. Treat alcoholism.

It is treated as a disease rather than a failing, which took most of the twentieth century to establish. Alcoholism is one of the few conditions where stopping suddenly can itself be dangerous.

Definitions of alcoholism

1nounalcoholismThe illness of being unable to stop drinking.B2+
“The alcoholism was obvious to everybody except the family.”

alcoholism is a condition.

Where it comes from

Alcohol plus -ism; the term was coined by the Swedish physician Magnus Huss in 1849.

New Latin
alcoholismus chronicus
English, today
alcoholism

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

alcoholism in the wild

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global mutual aid fellowship solely dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined Twelve Steps.
Alcoholics Anonymous
The development of alcoholism is attributed to environment and genetics equally.
Alcoholism
Medically, alcoholism is considered both a physical and mental illness.
Alcoholism
However, some portrayals can be more nuanced, exploring the social and personal costs associated with alcoholism.
Town drunk
In 1991, the AMA further endorsed the dual classification of alcoholism by the International Classification of Diseases under both psychiatric and medical sections.
Disease theory of alcoholism

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