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alcohol addiction
DEFINITIONS OF:
alcohol addiction
1
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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