intemperance

in·tem·per·ance  (n-tmpr-ns, -prns)

n.

1. Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion.

2. Excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	intemperance - the quality of being intemperate unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint gluttony - habitual eating to excess temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses
	2.	intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks intemperateness vice - a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community" boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking, drunkenness - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
	3.	intemperance - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language" intemperateness, self-indulgence spree, fling - a brief indulgence of your impulses dissipation, licentiousness, profligacy, dissolution, looseness - dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure jag - a bout of drinking or drug taking humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire