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ALCOHOLIC ABUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alcoholic abuse mean?
• ALCOHOLIC ABUSE (noun)
The noun ALCOHOLIC ABUSE has 1 sense:
1. excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
Familiarity information: ALCOHOLIC ABUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
alcohol abuse; alcoholic abuse; alcoholism abuse
Hypernyms ("alcoholic abuse" is a kind of...):
drug abuse; habit; substance abuse (excessive use of drugs)
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