Alcoholism Terminology

noun a person who has an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic beverages

• The hospital staff suspected the patient may be a dipsomaniac due to his excessive alcohol consumption.
• I heard she's a real dipsomaniac, always drinking way too much at parties.
• He's such a dipsomaniac, he can never turn down a drink.
• Her obsession with shopping is like a dipsomaniac's need for alcohol.

noun a person who is habitually drunk

• The drunkard stumbled out of the bar, barely able to walk straight.
• That drunkard at the party was a real mess.
• I can't believe that drunkard tried to drive home last night.
• He was a drunkard for attention, always causing a scene wherever he went.

noun a person who is drunk or who habitually drinks alcohol to excess

verb to make someone drunk; to intoxicate

• The police officer arrested the inebriate for driving under the influence.
• I can't believe how inebriated he was at the party last night.
• Let's not hang out with that inebriate anymore, he's always causing trouble.
• Her love for him seemed to inebriate her, clouding her judgment and reasoning.