dipsomania

Meanings

Plural: dipsomanias

Noun

an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
Addiction to alcohol.
Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.
A strong craving for something.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

alcoholism, potomania

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 18

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