dipsomaniac
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dipsomaniac
- /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪniæk
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From dipso- + -maniac.
noun dipsomaniacs
- One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic. The dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. They both regard wine as a drug and not as a drink.
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A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.
Similar: alcoholic
Similar: dipso, drunkard, lush, sot · Opposite: abstainer, teetotaler
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Talk about this word "dipsomaniac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dipsomaniac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dipsomaniac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dipsomaniac "dipsomaniac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dipsomaniac.Cite this
@misc{dipsomaniac_2026,
title = {dipsomaniac},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dipsomaniac},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
