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dipsomania

[dip-suh-mey-nee-uh, -soh-] / ˌdɪp səˈmeɪ ni ə, -soʊ- /
NOUN
addiction
Synonyms
STRONG
bag bent craving dependence enslavement fixation hang-up hook inclination jones kick monkey on one's back obsession shot thing
WEAK
sweet tooth
Antonyms
STRONG
indifference
NOUN
alcoholism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addiction alcohol abuse alcohol addiction alcohol dependence substance abuse
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problem drinking
WEAK
crapulence methomania
NOUN
craving
Synonyms
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appetite hankering hunger itch longing lust passion thirst yearning
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hurting need urge yen
WEAK
appetition munchies
Antonyms
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disgust dislike hate hatred indifference
WEAK
distaste
NOUN
debauchery
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revelry seduction
STRONG
bender binge blowout bust carousal depravity dissipation dissoluteness excess fornication gluttony incontinence indulgence intemperance intimacy lasciviousness lechery lewdness license licentiousness lust orgy overindulgence revel sensuality tear
WEAK
burning candle at both ends fast living la dolce vita life in fast lane sybaritism
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STRONG
moderation virtue
WEAK
benevolence giving mercifulness unselfishness
NOUN
drunkenness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inebriation intoxication
STRONG
boozing insobriety intemperance tipsiness
WEAK
alcoholism crapulence
Antonyms
WEAK
abstinence soberness sobriety temperance
NOUN
inebriation
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STRONG
alcoholism boozing crapulence inebriety insobriety intemperance intoxication tipsiness
NOUN
inebriety
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alcoholism boozing crapulence inebriation insobriety intemperance intoxication tipsiness
NOUN
insobriety
Synonyms
STRONG
alcoholism boozing crapulence inebriation inebriety intemperance intoxication tipsiness

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Dipsomania is a form of impulsive degenerative insanity, and it is probably epileptic in origin.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin