DIPSOMANIA

dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania

(noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dipsomania (countable and uncountable, plural dipsomanias)

(disease) Addiction to alcohol.

Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.

Anagrams

• mapanioids

Source: Wiktionary


Dip`so*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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