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dipsomania

[ dip-suh-mey-nee-uh, -soh- ]
/ ˌdɪp səˈmeɪ ni ə, -soʊ- /
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noun

(no longer in technical use) an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drinks.

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Origin of dipsomania

First recorded in 1835–45; from New Latin, from Greek díps(a) “thirst” + -o- connecting vowel + manía “enthusiasm (for)”; see origin at -o- -mania

Words nearby dipsomania

dipsesis, dipshit, dip-slip fault, dipso, dipsogen, dipsomania, dipsomaniac, dipsosis, dipsotherapy, dipstick, dipstick test
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Words related to dipsomania

drug abuse, intoxication, substance abuse, drinking, tipsiness, crapulence, insobriety, inebriation, intemperance, alcoholism, boozing, inebriety, addiction, drunkenness, habit, chemical abuse, solvent abuse, acute alcoholism, chronic alcoholism, pot-valiancy

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British Dictionary definitions for dipsomania

dipsomania
/ (ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

a compulsive desire to drink alcoholic beverages

Word Origin for dipsomania

C19: New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + -mania
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dipsomania

dipsomania
[ dĭp′sə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]

n.

An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.

Other words from dipsomania

dip′so•ma′ni•ac (-ăk′) adj. n.dip′so•ma•ni′a•cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.
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