dipsomania

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

alcoholism, potomania

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