Alcoholism

//ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm//

Synonyms for "alcoholism" (48 found)

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Noun(1 words)
alcoholomania

Related words (24)

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More general

6 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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causes

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causes desire

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derived

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derived from

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Translations

83 translations across 51 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • alkoolizëm noun (chronic disease)

Arabic

1 entries
  • كُحُولِيَّة noun (chronic disease)

Armenian

2 entries
  • ալկոհոլիզմ noun (chronic disease)
  • հարբեցողություն noun (chronic disease)

Asturian

1 entries
  • alcoholismu noun (chronic disease)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • alkoqolizm noun (chronic disease)
  • pyanskalıq noun (chronic disease)
  • əyyaşlıq noun (chronic disease)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • алкагалі́зм noun (chronic disease)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • алкохоли́зъм noun (chronic disease)
  • алкохолно отравяне noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Catalan

2 entries
  • alcoholisme noun (chronic disease)
  • alcoholisme noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 酒精中毒 noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • 酗酒 noun (chronic disease)
  • 醇中毒 noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • 醇類中毒 /醇类中毒 noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Cornish

2 entries
  • alkohologeth noun (chronic disease)
  • lasogeth noun (chronic disease)

Czech

3 entries
  • alkoholismus noun (chronic disease)
  • alkoholizmus noun (chronic disease)
  • otrava alkoholem noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Danish

1 entries
  • alkoholisme noun (chronic disease)

Dutch

2 entries
  • alcoholisme noun (chronic disease)
  • drankzucht noun (chronic disease)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • alkoholismo noun (chronic disease)

Estonian

1 entries
  • alkoholism noun (chronic disease)

Finnish

2 entries
  • alkoholimyrkytys noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • alkoholismi noun (chronic disease)

French

1 entries
  • alcoolisme noun (chronic disease)

Galician

1 entries
  • alcoholismo noun (chronic disease)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ალკოჰოლიზმი noun (chronic disease)

German

3 entries
  • Alkoholismus noun (chronic disease)
  • Alkoholkrankheit noun (chronic disease)
  • Alkoholvergiftung noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Greek

2 entries
  • αλκοολισμός noun (chronic disease)
  • οξεία δηλητηρίαση από αιθανόλη noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Hindi

1 entries
  • शराबीपन noun (chronic disease)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • alkoholizmus noun (chronic disease)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • alkoholisme noun (chronic disease)

Italian

2 entries
  • alcolismo noun (chronic disease)
  • etilismo noun (chronic disease)

Japanese

3 entries
  • アルコール中毒 noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • アルコール依存症 noun (chronic disease)
  • アル中 noun (chronic disease)

Kalmyk

1 entries
  • әркнчллһн noun (chronic disease)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • маскүнемдік noun (chronic disease)

Korean

2 entries
  • 알코올 의존증 noun (chronic disease)
  • 알코올 중독 noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • алкохоли́зам noun (chronic disease)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • അതിമദ്യാസക്തി noun (chronic disease)
  • മദ്യപാനം noun (chronic disease)

Māori

1 entries
  • wara(nga) waipiro noun (chronic disease)

Norman

1 entries
  • alcoolisme noun (chronic disease)

Polish

2 entries
  • alkoholizm noun (chronic disease)
  • pijaństwo noun (chronic disease)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • alcoolismo noun (chronic disease)
  • etilismo noun (chronic disease)
  • intoxicação alcoólica noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Romanian

1 entries
  • alcoolism noun (chronic disease)

Russian

2 entries
  • алкого́льное отравле́ние noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • алкоголи́зм noun (chronic disease)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • tinneas na dighe noun (chronic disease)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • alkoholija noun (chronic disease)
  • alkoholizam noun (chronic disease)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • སྐྱུར་ཉོམ noun (chronic disease)

Slovak

1 entries
  • alkoholizmus noun (chronic disease)

Slovene

1 entries
  • alkoholizem noun (chronic disease)

Spanish

3 entries
  • alcoholismo noun (chronic disease)
  • alcoholismo noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • bebedera noun (chronic disease)

Swedish

2 entries
  • alkoholförgiftning noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • alkoholism noun (chronic disease)

Thai

1 entries
  • โรคพิษสุราเรื้อรัง noun (chronic disease)

Turkish

2 entries
  • alkoliklik noun (chronic disease)
  • alkolizm noun (acute alcohol poisoning)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • алкого́льне отру́єння noun (acute alcohol poisoning)
  • алкоголі́зм noun (chronic disease)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chứng nghiện rượu noun (chronic disease)

Volapük

1 entries
  • lalkoholiäl noun (chronic disease)

Walloon

2 entries
  • alcolisse noun (chronic disease)
  • bwesson noun (chronic disease)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אַלקאָהאָליזם noun (chronic disease)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Alcoholism is incurable.

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The costs resulting from alcoholism are enormous.

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Alcoholism is a horrible disease.

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Dan was recovering from alcoholism.

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