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['æbstinəns]1) (the act or habit of abstaining, especially from alcohol.) abstinence, zdrženlivost2) (withdrawal from taking alcohol or addictive drugs: He is in heroin abstinence.) abstinence, zdrženlivost•- symptoms of abstinence* * *• abstinence
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abstinence — ► NOUN ▪ the practice of abstaining, especially from drinking alcohol. DERIVATIVES abstinent adjective. ORIGIN Latin abstinentia, from abstinere, hold from … English terms dictionary
abstinence — noun 1) AA endorses a path of abstinence Syn: teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, abstention; rare nephalism 2) of course abstinence is the most effective form of birth control, but is it the most realistic? Syn: celibacy, chastity … Thesaurus of popular words
abstinence — noun /ˈæbstιnəns/ a) The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire. The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. b) Specifically, the practice of abstaining from… … Wiktionary
abstinence only — noun A form of sex education that advocates only abstinence as a means to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Programs have been developed that either advocate abstinence only […] or abstinence plus […] … Wiktionary
abstinence — (n.) mid 14c., forbearance in indulgence of the appetites, from O.Fr. abstinence (earlier astenance), from L. abstinentia, noun of quality from abstinentem (nom. abstinens), prp. of abstinere (see ABSTAIN (Cf. abstain)). Specifically of sexual… … Etymology dictionary
abstinence — noun Abstinence is used before these nouns: ↑pledge … Collocations dictionary
abstinence syndrome — noun : the physical effects that result from depriving an addict of the drug to which he is habituated * * * the withdrawal symptoms that occur after abstinence from a drug, esp. a narcotic, to which one is addicted … Useful english dictionary
abstinence theory — noun : a theory in economics: interest is a reward for economic abstinence * * * Econ. the theory that interest is payment for conserving current income … Useful english dictionary
abstinence — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinent , abstinens, present participle of abstinēre Date: 14th century 1. voluntary forbearance especially from indulgence of an appetite or craving or from eating … New Collegiate Dictionary
abstinence — noun (U) the practice of not doing something you enjoy, especially not drinking alcohol abstinent adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abstinence — noun Syn: self denial, self restraint, teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary