AlcoholismWordNet Explorer

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noun

an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

Words in this synset: dipsomania, potomania
noun

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

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

Words in this synset: alcohol_addiction, inebriation, drunkenness
noun

an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

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