Synonyms for dipsomania
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dip-suh-mey-nee-uh, -soh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪp səˈmeɪ ni ə, -soʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for dipsomania
- acute alcoholism
- addiction
- alcohol addiction
- alcohol dependence
- alcoholic abuse
- alcoholic addiction
- alcoholism
- alcoholism abuse
- bold front
- chemical abuse
- chronic alcoholism
- dipsomania
- drug dependence
- drug habit
- habit
- hard drinking
- hitting the bottle
- inebriety
- insobriety
- intemperance
- liquid courage
- methomania
- narcotics abuse
- pot-valiance
- pot-valiancy
- pot-valor
- problem drinking
- solvent abuse
- tipsiness
- vinosity
Définition of dipsomania
Origin :- 1843, "morbid craving for alcohol," coined in medical Latin from Greek dipsa "thirst" (of unknown origin) + mania.
- As in substance abuse : noun dependence on illegal substance
- As in drunkenness : noun inebriety
- As in alcohol abuse : noun alcohol addiction
- As in Dutch courage : noun alcohol-induced courage
- As in inebriation : noun drunkenness
- As in inebriety : noun drunkenness
- As in insobriety : noun drunkenness
- As in tipsiness : noun drunkenness
- As in alcoholism : noun alcohol abuse
- It's best not to be too intelligent about insanity and dipsomania and all the other hereditary details.
- Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
- Then I remembered our enthusiasm over the Palace of Dipsomania.
- Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
- It is, however, as an authority on dipsomania that he is best known.
- Extract from : « The Quiver, 2/1900 » by Various
- From this it is but a step to dipsomania, which can often be cured.
- Extract from : « Psychical Miscellanea » by J. Arthur Hill
- They may show themselves in periodical acts, as in dipsomania.
- Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot
- Dipsomania is not drunkenness nor riotous dissipation; it is a disease.
- Extract from : « The Critical Game » by John Albert Macy
- His views resulted in depression, which led to dipsomania, and he d. in poverty and misery.
- Extract from : « A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature » by John W. Cousin
- One firm actually has the assurance to advertise a preparation of this kind as a remedy for dipsomania.
- Extract from : « Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why » by Martha M. Allen
- And the reader of Mr. Archdall Reid will round up the list with "immunity" from dipsomania and all contagious diseases.
- Extract from : « Mankind in the Making » by H. G. Wells
- Dipsomania is a form of impulsive degenerative insanity, and it is probably epileptic in origin.
- Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
Antonyms for dipsomania
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