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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The officer who filed the police report believed the accuser lacked the ability to give consent, due to her age and level of intoxication seen in the livestream.

— Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Eppright was booked into the Bexar County jail Thursday on charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, court records show.

— Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Ulrich's defense attorney argued the former commissioner was struggling with alcoholism and gambling and borrowed money from friends and others during that period.

— Alice Gainer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Just as Bryan’s own ascent began, alcoholism almost wrecked his fellow Oklahoma heroes, Turnpike Troubadours.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

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