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PRONUNCIATION OF DIPSOMANIAC

dipsomaniac  [ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪˌæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIPSOMANIAC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dipsomaniac can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES DIPSOMANIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dipsomaniac

Dipsomania

Dipsomania is an historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol. It was used in the 19th century to describe a variety of alcohol-related problems, most of which are most commonly conceptualized today as alcoholism, but it is occasionally still used to describe a particular condition of periodic, compulsive bouts of alcohol intake. The idea of dipsomania is important for its historical role in promoting a disease theory of chronic drunkenness. The word comes from Greek dipso- thirst and -mania mania. It is still mentioned in the WHO ICD10 as an alternative description for alcohol dependence syndrome, episodic use F10.26...

Definition of dipsomaniac in the English dictionary

The definition of dipsomaniac in the dictionary is any person who has an uncontrollable and recurring urge to drink alcohol Shortened form: dipso. Other definition of dipsomaniac is relating to or affected with dipsomania.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIPSOMANIAC


ammoniac
əˈməʊnɪˌæk
brainiac
ˈbreɪnɪˌæk
cardiac
ˈkɑːdɪˌæk
celeriac
sɪˈlɛrɪˌæk
celiac
ˈsiːlɪˌæk
Cluniac
ˈkluːnɪˌæk
coeliac
ˈsiːlɪˌæk
demoniac
dɪˈməʊnɪˌæk
iliac
ˈɪlɪˌæk
insomniac
ɪnˈsɒmnɪˌæk
intracardiac
ˌɪntrəˈkɑːdɪˌæk
Kodiak
ˈkəʊdɪˌæk
krakowiak
kræˈkəʊvɪˌæk
maniac
ˈmeɪnɪˌæk
necrophiliac
ˌnekrəʊˈfɪlɪˌæk
paradisiac
ˌpærəˈdɪsɪˌæk
sacroiliac
ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪlɪˌæk
simoniac
sɪˈməʊnɪˌæk
Syriac
ˈsɪrɪˌæk
zodiac
ˈzəʊdɪˌæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIPSOMANIAC

dipropellant
diprotic acid
diprotodon
diprotodont
diprotodontid
dipsades
dipsas
dipshit
dipso
dipsomania
dipsomaniacal
dipstick
diptera
dipteral
dipteran
dipterist
dipterocarp
dipterocarpaceous
dipterocarpous
dipteron

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIPSOMANIAC

anglomaniac
anthomaniac
bibliomaniac
cleptomaniac
egomaniac
eniac
ergomaniac
erotomaniac
kleptomaniac
megalomaniac
melomaniac
monomaniac
morphinomaniac
mythomaniac
necromaniac
nymphomaniac
opsomaniac
pyromaniac
sex maniac
theomaniac
timbromaniac

Synonyms and antonyms of dipsomaniac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dipsomaniac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIPSOMANIAC

Find out the translation of dipsomaniac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dipsomaniac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dipsomaniac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

醉鬼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dipsomaniac
570 millions of speakers

English

dipsomaniac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मद्योन्माद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

алкоголик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dipsomaniac
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dipsomaniac
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dipsomane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dipsomaniac
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trunksüchtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルコール依存者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dipsomaniac
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dipsomaniac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mắc bịnh ghiền rượu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dipsomaniac
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिपोमनीएक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alkolik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dipsomaniac
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dipsomaniac
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алкоголік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dipsomaniac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dipsomaniac
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drankzuchtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dipsomaniac
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dipsomaniac
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dipsomaniac

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPSOMANIAC»

The term «dipsomaniac» is normally little used and occupies the 136.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPSOMANIAC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dipsomaniac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPSOMANIAC»

Discover the use of dipsomaniac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dipsomaniac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
(Brothers) Father a dipsomaniac, grandfather very excitable and eccentric, and a drunkard. III. IV. & V. (Two brothers and sister) A brother insane, maternal aunt a dipsomaniac, parents temperate. VI. & VII. (Brother and sister) Father an habitual  ...
2
The British Quarterly Review
One distinction may be said to be well established — that between the sot and the dipsomaniac. Sottishness is vice, but dipsomania is disease. Scientific men who have studied the subject substantially agree as to tho distinctive features of the ...
3
In Defense of Radical Empiricism: Essays and Lectures
It would not be sufficient, for example, to employ the generic terminology which Ryle uses in his discussion of imagination, and to say of the dipsomaniac that he "fancies that he sees" a pink rat, for this fails to distinguish hallucinations from ...
Roderick Firth, John Troyer, 1998
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Utterly Uncle Fred
She said “Dipsomaniac”. And I said “Eh?” And she said “He's a dipsomaniac.” And I said “Who's a dipsomaniac?” And she said “Reginald Twistleton is a dipsomaniac. Your uncle says he has not been sober since he got here.”' Lord Ickenham ...
P. G. Wodehouse, 2012
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A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the ...
The pseudo- dipsomaniac has striven, but without great energy, and with the secret hope of being defeated. Alcohol procures for him temporary enjoyment, which tempts him, and which he seeks most eagerly, although regretting that he has ...
Daniel Hack Tuke, 1892
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Report of the Inspector Under the Inebriates Acts ... for ...
certificate shall contain the opinion of said physicians that such person has become, as the~ case may be, a dipsomaniac, an habitual drunkard, or has, by reason of the intemperate- use of narcotics or stimulants, lost the power of self- control, ...
Great Britain. Inspector under the Inebriates Acts, 1902
7
Popular Drugs, Their Use and Abuse
The typical pseudo-dipsomaniac differs considerably from the true dipsomaniac. There are no danger signals, no warnings of the impending attack. Temptation in the shape of some form of alcohol invariably precedes the attack. There is no ...
Sydney Hillier, 1910
8
The Quarterly Journal of Inebriety
The paroxysms are separated by intervals of greater or less length, during which the dipsomaniac seems to possess the integrity of his faculties, but often it is only an appearance. It is not rare, in fact, that an examination, more minute, more ...
9
Report of the Attorney General of the State of Nebraska
Dear Sir: I have your favor stating that a hospital patient who was committed under the dipsomaniac law escaped, and yon inquire what method should be adopted to insure his return. The first section of the dipsomaniac law provides that ...
Nebraska. Office of the Attorney General, 1907
10
On Alcoholism: Its Clinical Aspects and Treatment
It is thus a subjective sudden abstinence phenomenon of chronic alcoholism, herein differing entirely from the dipsomaniac craving which invariably precedes or depends directly upon the consumption of alcohol. Looking clinically at the two  ...
Francis Washington Everard Hare, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPSOMANIAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dipsomaniac is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Blues for Barnaby" · The Spoils Before Dying · TV Review · The A.V. …
... while—and in the elastic reality of The Spoils Before Dying, “a while” means a night—bedding down with his old flame, the dipsomaniac jazz ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
2
The House of Mirrors & Hearts (Arcola Theatre) - WhatsOnStage.com
... enters a house of mirrors and broken hearts and is waylaid by the dipsomaniac mother of two daughters, one a withdrawn neurotic, the other ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jul 15»
3
Keep off the pitch: why football makes bad art
... written by Jackie Collins and starring Ian McShane as a moodily dipsomaniac maverick footballer in search of one last gig at Leicester Forest. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
German lessons
Sadly, I have become the proverbial two-pot screamer in later life, but even the more seasoned dipsomaniac could get completely hammered ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
5
Bottom box set review – a hilarious tale of two social outcasts
The premise was simple: dipsomaniac Eddie Hitler (Edmondson) shares a flat with Richard Richard, a 40-year-old virgin played by Mayall with ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
'The Fellowship' follows C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and friends …
Warnie Lewis, the famous author's charming, dipsomaniac brother, reported early conversations about “torture, Tertullian, bores, the contractual ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
7
From Prussia with love: Kummel liqueur's grand allure
Every week, he'd turn up in a black Range Rover and buy a case of this liqueur for his dipsomaniac charge, who he referred to with heavy irony ... «The Guardian, May 15»
8
Unalaska Police Report
Ambulance Request - EMS personnel provided care and transport for a hallucinating dipsomaniac. Assistance Rendered - Officer assisted ... «Bristol Bay Times, May 15»
9
The rusted steel frame
By the time his two-year term as Collector was over, he was on the road to becoming a dipsomaniac. While describing the myriad factions in the ... «Website, May 15»
10
Restaurant review: The Project is a new restaurant in Deer Park
Dessert comprises a dipsomaniac Amarreto Cheesecake, soaked in Grand Marnier and coated with a mixed berry coulis. Each bite is akin to a ... «The Indian Express, May 15»

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