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alcohol abuse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: substance abuse, drug abuse, habit

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: alkoholmisbruik — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Afrikaans: drankmisbruik — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Catalan: abús de l'alcohol — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒精不當使用 /酒精不当使用 (jiǔjīng bùdàng shǐyòng) — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酗酒 (xùjiǔ) — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Danish: alkoholmisbrug — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Dutch: alcoholmisbruik — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Finnish: alkoholin väärinkäyttö — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • German: Alkoholmissbrauch — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Japanese: アルコール乱用 (arukōru ran'yō) — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Korean: 알코올 남용 (alkool namyong) — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alkoholmisbruk — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alkoholmisbruk — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol
  • Swedish: alkoholmissbruk — abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol