DIPSOMANIA Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

dipsomania

noun

Definition of dipsomania

as in inebriety

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Recent Examples of dipsomania 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 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

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Noun

Prosecutors, however, may also prove intoxication by demonstrating that a person did not have the normal use of his mental or physical faculties.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
He was then placed into custody for disorderly public intoxication and transported to Broward County’s main jail.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of intoxication

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My wife really wanted to go back to England to the big house, and that was the beginning of her alcoholism.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Teri also struggled with alcoholism, which Brooke has said further complicated their relationship, especially with her mother's dual roles as a mother and manager.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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