dipsomania

== English == === Etymology === From dipso- (“thirst; drinking”) +‎ -mania. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ Rhymes: -eɪniə === Noun === dipsomania (countable and uncountable, plural dipsomanias) (pathology) Addiction to alcohol. Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol. (by extension) A strong craving for something. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === dipsomania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === mapanioids == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English dipsomania). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdipsoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈdips̠o̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑniɑ Syllabification(key): dip‧so‧ma‧ni‧a Hyphenation(key): dipso‧mania === Noun === dipsomania dipsomania (periodic alcoholism) Synonym: kausijuoppous ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === dipsomaani == Italian == === Etymology === Based on Ancient Greek δίψα (dípsa, “thirst”) + μανία (manía). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ia IPA(key): /di.pso.maˈni.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: di‧pso‧ma‧nì‧a === Noun === dipsomania f (plural dipsomanie) dipsomania ==== Related terms ==== dipsomane