acute alcoholism

NOUN

alcoholism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addiction alcohol abuse alcohol addiction alcohol dependence substance abuse

STRONG

problem drinking

WEAK

crapulence dipsomania methomania

Example Sentences

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Here were the five aristocrats, of dignity even in their diseases—appendicitis, angina pectoris, aphasia, acute alcoholism, astigmatism: what a row of a’s!

From A Book of Burlesques by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)