Dipsomania — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɔːɹmɪlˈoʊnə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪpsəmˈeɪniə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪpsəmˈeɪniə/

4 syllables Say it as /dˌɔːɹmɪlˈoʊnə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alcoholism potomania

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dipsomanie

ein starkes, anhaltendes Verlangen, übermäßig viel Alkohol zu trinken

🇫🇷French

dipsomanie

un désir intense et persistant de boire des boissons alcoolisées avec excès

🇪🇸Spanish

dipsomanía

un deseo intenso y persistente de beber bebidas alcohólicas en exceso

🇳🇱Dutch

drankzucht

een intens aanhoudend verlangen om overmatig alcoholische dranken te drinken

🇷🇺Russian

алкоголизм

сильное стойкое желание злоупотреблять алкогольными напитками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मद्यासक्ति

अत्यधिक मात्रा में मादक पेय पीने की तीव्र निरंतर इच्छा

🇮🇳Tamil

டிப்சோமேனியா

மதுபானங்களை அதிகமாக குடிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற தீவிரமான ஆசை

🇮🇳Telugu

డిప్సోమానియా

మద్య పానీయాలు అధికంగా త్రాగాలనే తీవ్రమైన నిరంతర కోరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

डिप्सोमॅनिया

जास्त प्रमाणात अल्कोहोलयुक्त पेये पिण्याची तीव्र तीव्र इच्छा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિપ્સોમેનિયા

અતિશય આલ્કોહોલિક પીણાં પીવાની તીવ્ર સતત ઇચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಪ್ಸೋಮೇನಿಯಾ

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಪಾನೀಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕುಡಿಯಲು ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ನಿರಂತರ ಬಯಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിപ്സോമാനിയ

അമിതമായി മദ്യം കുടിക്കാനുള്ള തീവ്രമായ നിരന്തരമായ ആഗ്രഹം

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈپسومینیا

ضرورت سے زیادہ الکحل مشروبات پینے کی شدید مستقل خواہش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

饮酒狂

强烈持续地想要过量饮用酒精饮料

🇯🇵Japanese

ディプソマニア

過度にアルコール飲料を飲みたいという強く持続的な欲求

🇰🇷Korean

수면증

알코올 음료를 과도하게 마시고 싶은 강렬하고 지속적인 욕구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chứng nghiện rượu

mong muốn dai dẳng mãnh liệt để uống đồ uống có cồn quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

นิพพาน

ความปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้าที่จะดื่มเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat mencandu thd minuman keras

keinginan yang kuat dan terus-menerus untuk meminum minuman beralkohol secara berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هوس الغطس

الرغبة الشديدة والمستمرة في شرب المشروبات الكحولية بكثرة

🇮🇷Persian

دیپسمانیا

میل شدید مداوم به نوشیدن بیش از حد مشروبات الکلی

🇹🇷Turkish

dipsomani

Alkollü içecekleri aşırı içmek için yoğun ve ısrarcı bir istek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיפסומניה

רצון מתמשך עז לשתות משקאות אלכוהוליים עד מוגזם

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