potomania
- noun
- /ˌpoʊtəˈmeɪniə/
- Archaic
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potomanía
- The patient's potomania was so severe that medical intervention was necessary to prevent physical harm.
Examples
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Doctors are researching the causes and treatment options for potomania in chronic alcoholics.
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Some rare psychiatric disorders, such as potomania, involve bizarre patterns of alcohol consumption.
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His potomania led to severe health issues.
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Many people suffer from potomania without realizing it.
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The patient's potomania was so severe that medical intervention was necessary to prevent physical harm.
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Doctors are researching the causes and treatment options for potomania in chronic alcoholics.
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Some rare psychiatric disorders, such as potomania, involve bizarre patterns of alcohol consumption.
Synonyms
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4.1
A strong harmful need to keep using a drug or activity even when you cannot stop
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4.8
A long-term problem of not being able to control drinking that harms health and family life
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3.7
Using alcohol too much in a way that harms your health
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4.2
A strong need to keep drinking alcohol that harms health and life
A strong desire to drink a lot of alcohol that you cannot control
Drinking too much alcohol that harms health, family, or work
Harmful heavy drinking that often causes addiction and health problems
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Etymology
Potomania comes from the Greek parts potos 'drink' and mania 'madness', and you can remember potos by thinking of the English word 'potion', a strong drink, while mania means an extreme obsession. So potomania is an extreme, unhealthy craving to drink alcohol.