dipsomaniacnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdɪp.səˈmeɪ.ni.æk/us/ˌdɪp.səˈmeɪ.ni.æk/informal dipso,someone suffering from dipsomania
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Addiction
- -aholic
- addicted
- addictive
- alcoholism
- alky
- be a slave to sth idiom
- chemical dependency
- compulsive
- cure
- cure sb of sth
- detoxification
- dipsomania
- drunk
- drunkard
- dry out
- kick
- pledge
- the DTs
- wean sb off sth
- withdrawal symptoms
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Examples from literature
- He stated that he believed there was an element of heredity in his case, his father having been a dipsomaniac and one brother having died insane.
- In England a spendthrift or dipsomaniac can only be controlled when he has spent all his money.