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alcoholism

/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
al-co-holism
IPA
/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

Uncountable

noun

Acute alcohol poisoning.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English alcoholism From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
  • British English: /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

alcoholisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antialcoholism

Phrases

-holism non-alcoholic

Frequently Paired Words

alco alcoholic alcoholical alcoholically alcoholicity alcoholise alcoholist alcoholize

Synonyms

dipsomania potomania alcohol addiction inebriation drunkenness

Questions

How do you pronounce alcoholism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/.
What does alcoholism mean?
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
Where does alcoholism come from?
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English alcoholism From alcohol + -ism. Derived from New Latin alcoholismus chronicus, coined by the Swedish professor of medicine Magnus Huss in 1849.

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