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alcohol withdrawal syndrome

al·co·hol with·draw·al syn·drome


noun 
Definition:
 
symptoms caused by withdrawal from alcohol: a complex of symptoms affecting somebody with alcoholism that may appear from six hours to a day after abstinence from alcohol. They may include anxiety, shakiness, sweating, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, insomnia, disorientation, epileptic seizures, and delirium tremens.

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