noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages. uncountable
2. 2
   an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess wordnet
3. 3
   A hypoosmolality disease caused by excessive beer drinking. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

dipsomaniadipsomaniaalcoholism

Etymology

From Latin pōtō (“I drink (liquor)”) + -mania.

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