Dass Sie ein Großmaul und Nichtsnutz sind, der seine Ex-Frau zum Alkoholismus getrieben hat, bestätigt, was ich immer über Sie dachte.Happy Easter (1984)
(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, Syn.drunkenness, inebriation, alcohol addiction
(n)the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole, Syn.holistic theory, Ant.atomism
n. [ Cf. F. alcoolisme. ] 1. (Med.) Chronic excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages that leads to social, occupational, psychological and physiological problems. [ AS ]
2. (Med.) Psychological and physiological dependence on alcohol; sudden cessation of drinking may lead to withdrawal symptoms. [ AS + PJC ]
[yoiyoi](n) (col) (sens) locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem[Add to Longdo]