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Drunkenness vs Alcoholism - What's the difference?

drunkenness | alcoholism |

As nouns the difference between drunkenness and alcoholism

is that drunkenness is a state of being drunk while 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.

drunkenness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A state of being drunk

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * soberness; see also

    Related terms

    * drunk * drunkard * drunken

    See also

    * ("drunkenness" on Wikipedia)

    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