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单词 dipsomaniacs
释义

dipsomania

noun

dip·​so·​ma·​nia ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ə How to pronounce dipsomania (audio)
-nyə
: an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors
dipsomaniac
ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ˌak How to pronounce dipsomania (audio)
noun
dipsomaniacal
ˌdip-sō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl How to pronounce dipsomania (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web So adding a hefty pour of ginger beer, some lime juice, and a dope copper mug to your vodka transforms your dipsomania into an actual weekend event. Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 15 May 2015 While anxious weirdos were sprinting to the Piggly Wiggly to stock up on Wonder Bread and milk before the impending snowstorm hit, savvy folks focused more on their looming dipsomania. Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + Late Latin mania

First Known Use

circa 1844, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dipsomania

noun

dip·​so·​ma·​nia ˌdip-sə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə How to pronounce dipsomania (audio)
: an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors

dipsomaniacs

noun

plural of dipsomaniac
as in alcoholics
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk few suspected that this pillar of the community, ensconced in her suburban colonial, was a closet dipsomaniac

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • alcoholics
  • inebriates
  • drinkers
  • drunkards
  • soaks
  • souses
  • swiggers
  • drunks
  • rummies
  • tipplers
  • sots
  • topers
  • boozers
  • soakers
  • boozehounds
  • juiceheads
  • juicers
  • alkies
  • tosspots
  • swillers
  • lushes
  • winos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • abstainers
  • teetotallers
  • nondrinkers
  • teetotalers
  • teetotalists
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