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dipsomania

  • /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ UK

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From dipso- (“thirst; drinking”) + -mania.

noun dipsomanias

  1. countable, uncountable Addiction to alcohol.
  2. countable, uncountable Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.
  3. broadly, countable, uncountable A strong craving for something. A most ingenuous youth was Master Snape, round-eyed, round-cheeked, with an ever ready smooth and round unvarnished tale—a youth afflicted with a dipsomania for information.

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noun addiction to alcohol

Españoldipsomanía
Françaisdipsomanie
DeutschDipsomanie
Ελληνικάδιψομανία dipsomanía

noun periodic alcoholism

Русскийдипсома́ния dipsománija

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"dipsomania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dipsomania. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dipsomania. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dipsomania

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"dipsomania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dipsomania.

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@misc{dipsomania_2026,
  title = {dipsomania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dipsomania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}