alcoolisme

Definitions of alcoolisme
  1. noun
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
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    type of:
    manie, passion
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  2. noun
    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
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    type of:
    toxicomanie
    an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
  3. noun
    excessive use of drugs
    synonyms: abus d'alcool, toxicomanie
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    types:
    abus d'alcool
    excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
    type of:
    abus
    improper or excessive use
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