Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dipsomania

/ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dip-so-ma-nia
IPA: /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Addiction to alcohol.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A strong craving for something.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A most ingenuous youth was Master Snape, round-eyed, round-cheeked, with an ever ready smooth and round unvarnished tale—a youth afflicted with a dipsomania for information."
""You must regard my passion for painting," he began once more, "as a sort of dipsomania—I really can't help myself.""
"Such a negative outcome seemed impossible to investors experiencing dot-com dipsomania in late 1999 and early 2000."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dipso-
Suffix: -mania

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dipsomanias (plural)

Synonyms

alcoholism potomania

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce dipsomania?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/.
What does dipsomania mean?: Addiction to alcohol.
Where does dipsomania come from?: From dipso- (“thirst; drinking”) + -mania.

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