Problem for A.A.

• Compulsive desire for alcohol
• Maybe salsa dancing in Samoa creates addiction
• Alcoholism — so dim a pain (anag)
• Excessive drinking decreases, Arab accepted
• Craving tasty mixtures, love, servant and one on one
• Condition of lush sauces by Arab American

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: alcoholism , potomania ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1843, "morbid craving for alcohol," coined in medical Latin from Greek dipsa "thirst" (which is of unknown origin) + mania .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context disease English) addiction to alcohol.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dipsomania is a historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol . In the 19th century, dipsomania was a variety of alcohol-related problems, most of which are known today as alcoholism . Dipsomania is occasionally ...