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Alcoholism vs Alcoholist - What's the difference?

alcoholism | alcoholist |

As nouns the difference between alcoholism and alcoholist

is that alcoholism is (pathology) a chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning while alcoholist is (dated) one suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.

alcoholism

English

(wikipedia alcoholism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
  • (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.

    • Related terms

    * alcoholic * dipsomania, dipsomaniac * -holism

    alcoholist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.
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