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dipsomania
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dip·so·ma·ni·a  (dps-mn-, -mny)
n.
An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.
[Greek dipsa, thirst + -mania.]
dipso·mani·ac (-k) adj. & n.
dipso·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.
dipsomania
Noun
a compulsive desire to drink alcoholic beverages [Greek dipsa thirst + mania madness]
dipsomaniac nadj
dipsomania
an insatiable craving for alcohol; chronic drunkenness. — dipsomaniac, n. — dipsomaniacal, adj.
See also: Alcohol
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dipsomaniadipsomania - an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
potomania, alcoholism
cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action


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only, to use the quaint label of yore, dipsomaniacs in various stages of disease, committed, to a greater or lesser degree, to the constant acceptance of the only known "cure" for their condition: abstinence.
Dylan Thomas: this strange excuse by Laurence, Lianne / Catholic Insight
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