A state of becoming violent or wildly uncontrollable when drunk; drunken frenzy or violence.
彼は酒乱で手がつけられないことがある。
He sometimes becomes uncontrollable from drunken violence.
飲み会で酒乱になって店を出禁になった。
He caused drunken trouble at a party and was banned from the bar.
酒乱になるとケンカに発展しやすいので注意が必要だ。
When someone gets violent from drinking, it easily turns into a fight, so caution is needed.
A person who tends to become violent or disruptive when drunk; someone with a bad reaction to alcohol.
彼は昔からの酒乱で、誰も隣に座りたがらない。
He's been a known drunk who gets violent, and no one wants to sit next to him.
あの人は酒乱だから、二次会には誘わないほうがいい。
That person gets violent when drunk, so it's better not to invite them to the after-party.
酒乱のため家庭が崩壊した例は少なくない。
There are many cases where drunken violence has destroyed families.