dipsomania

/หŒdษชpsษ™(สŠ)หˆmeษชnษชษ™/

IPA: /D IH1 P S OW0 M EY1 N IY0 AH0/

noun
  1. 1

    Addiction to alcohol.

  2. 2

    Specifically periodic alcoholism, characterized by bouts of heavy drinking rather than continuous indulgence in alcohol.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dipsomania