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alcohol addiction

DEFINITIONS OF: alcohol addiction

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n habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

Synonyms:
alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriation
Type of:
drug addiction, white plague
an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
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