absinthism
n. C2 Proficiency ab·sinthism
n. a state of being very drunk or having a strong desire to drink alcohol. It is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.
n. a state of extreme intoxication or a pathological condition of habitual drunkenness. Archaic in modern usage; primarily found in historical medical or literary contexts.
The doctor warned him about the dangers of absinthism.
In the nineteenth century, doctors often treated absinthism as a serious medical condition requiring strict isolation.
The protagonist's descent into absinthism serves as a metaphor for the destructive power of obsession in the novel.
From absinthe + -ism.