Excessive drinking decreases, Arab accepted

• An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
• Alcoholism — so dim a pain (anag)
• Problem for A.A
• Condition of lush sauces by Arab American
• Compulsive desire for alcohol

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.

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

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 ...