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Alcoholism vs Workaholism - What's the difference?

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Alcoholism is a related term of workaholism.


As nouns the difference between alcoholism and workaholism

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 workaholism is the urge of a person to work excessively.

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

    workaholism

    English

    (workaholic)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The urge of a person to work excessively.

    • Related terms

    * alcoholism * workaholic