dipsomania
- noun
- /ˌdɪp.səˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
- Archaic
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dipsomanía
- He was well aware that his dipsomania affected his relationships with family and friends.
Examples
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Dipsomania is rather sordid.
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Stekel (1924) referred to as manias: i.e., dipsomania, narcotomania, kleptomania, or pyromania.
Academic text (1993) -
Charlotte, Emily, and Anne had depressive episodes; brother Branwell had bipolar disorder and dipsomania; Emily, brainy and odd, probably also had Asperger syndrome and social anxiety disorder.
Blog text (15) -
His dipsomania led him to consume large quantities of alcohol every night.
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After years of struggling with dipsomania, she finally sought help to control her cravings.
Synonyms
61
4.8
A long-term problem of not being able to control drinking that harms health and family life
18
3.7
Using alcohol too much in a way that harms your health
3
4.2
A strong need to keep drinking alcohol that harms health and life
A strong ongoing desire to drink too much alcohol
Antonyms
How Severe
- Archaic
- NSFW
1
5.8
- NSFW
3
4.2
- NSFW
18
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dipsomania comes from the Greek parts dipsa 'thirst' and mania 'madness'. So it literally means a 'mad thirst', which is why we use it for a strong, uncontrollable craving for alcohol.