French word

alcoolisme

Pronunciation

IPA/alkolizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounalcoholism

Example

L'alcoolisme est un problème de santé publique.

Alcoholism is a public health problem.

Illustration for alcoolisme (alcoholism)

More examples

La campagne vise à prévenir l'alcoolisme.

The campaign aims to prevent alcoholism.

Core concept

A drinking pattern that becomes dependence, making alcohol hard to limit and damaging daily life and relationships.

Common phrases

  • prévenir l'alcoolisme

    prevent alcoholism

  • l'alcoolisme chez les jeunes

    alcoholism among young people

  • prévalence de l'alcoolisme

    prevalence of alcoholism

Similar words

addiction: A powerful urge to keep using a substance or doing an activity despite trying to stop.
dépendance: A physical or psychological reliance that makes giving up a substance or activity difficult.
ivresse: A short-lived state of drunkenness that disrupts awareness and judgment.

Definition in French

Trouble marqué par une dépendance à l'alcool, caractérisé par l'incapacité à limiter la consommation et des répercussions sur la vie sociale.

Word origin

Alcoolisme combines alcool, borrowed through Romance languages from Arabic al-kuhl, with -isme, a suffix that forms names of conditions or tendencies.

Usage tips

  • Alcoolisme refers to lasting dependence, whereas intoxication alcoolique refers to a single episode of drunkenness.

Opposites

  • sobriétésobrietynoun
  • abstinenceabstinencenoun

Related words

  • alcoolémieblood alcohol concentrationnoun
  • alcooliquealcoholicadjective

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