antialcoholism

American  

[an-tee-al-kuh-haw-liz-uhm, -ho-, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈæl kə hɔˌlɪz əm, -hɒ-, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

1. opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.

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Other Word Forms

• antialcoholic adjective
• antialcoholist noun

Etymology

Origin of antialcoholism

anti- + alcoholism

Example Sentences

Inhibition of proteasome activity, nuclear factor-κB translocation and cell survival by the antialcoholism drug disulfiram.

From Nature

Yuri Solovyov, the Leningrad regional party boss who had lost his uncontested election race for the new legislature, charged that Kremlin initiatives like the antialcoholism campaign and the program to foster cooperative businesses had been carried out with "inconsistency, haste and insufficient thought."

From Time Magazine Archive

When sugar suddenly grew scarce 18 months ago, most consumers blamed Gorbachev's antialcoholism drive, which diverted substantial quantities of the commodity into home brewing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The All-Drys opened up with a learned distillation of the theology of antialcoholism.

From Time Magazine Archive