🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Alcolismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Alcolismo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alcoholism/ˈæl.kə.hɒl.ɪ.zəm/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'alcolismo può portare a gravi problemi di salute."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A chronic disease characterized by an inability to control or stop drinking despite negative consequences.

    "His struggle with alcoholism affected his relationships and career."
  2. 2

    The condition of being addicted to alcoholic beverages.

    "Alcoholism can lead to serious health issues and requires professional treatment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'alcoholism' is derived from the Arabic word 'al-kuḥl', meaning 'the kohl' or 'the essence', which evolved through Medieval Latin 'alcohol' and was first used in English in the 19th century to denote a condition of addiction to alcoholic beverages.

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