Dipsomaniac — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹmɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪpsəmˈeɪnɪˌak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪpsəmˈeɪnɪˌak/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹmɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

souse lush alky boozer alcoholic soaker

Word Forms

alcoholic	adjective	addicted to alcohol; - Carl Van Doren
booze	verb	consume alcohol
soak	verb	become drunk or drink excessively
souse	verb	become drunk or drink excessively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dipsomane

eine Person, die regelmäßig übermäßig viel Alkohol trinkt

🇫🇷French

dipsomane

une personne qui boit habituellement de l'alcool avec excès

🇪🇸Spanish

dipsómano

una persona que bebe alcohol en exceso habitualmente

🇮🇹Italian

dipsomane

una persona che beve abitualmente alcol in eccesso

🇳🇱Dutch

dipsomaan

iemand die gewoonlijk teveel alcohol drinkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

dipsomaníaco

uma pessoa que bebe álcool em excesso habitualmente

🇷🇺Russian

алкоголик

человек, регулярно злоупотребляющий алкоголем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मद्यासक्त

वह व्यक्ति जो आदतन अत्यधिक शराब पीता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিপসোম্যানিয়াক

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অভ্যাসগতভাবে অতিরিক্ত অ্যালকোহল পান করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

டிப்சோமேனியாக்

அதிகமாக மது அருந்தும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డిప్సోమానియాక్

అలవాటుగా అధికంగా మద్యం సేవించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

डिप्सोमॅनियाक

एक व्यक्ती जी सवयीने जास्त प्रमाणात दारू पिते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિપ્સોમેનિયાક

એક વ્યક્તિ જે આદતથી વધુ પડતો દારૂ પીવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಪ್ಸೋಮೇನಿಯಾಕ್

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിപ്സോമാനിയാക്

അമിതമായി മദ്യം കഴിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

醉鬼

习惯性过量饮酒的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ディプソマニア

習慣的にアルコールを過剰に飲む人

🇰🇷Korean

알코올 중독자

상습적으로 술을 과도하게 마시는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lưỡng tính

một người thường xuyên uống rượu quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

นักการทูต

คนที่ดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไปจนเป็นนิสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yg mencandu thd minuman keras

seseorang yang biasa meminum alkohol secara berlebihan

🇲🇾Malay

dipsomaniak

seseorang yang minum alkohol secara berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدمن

الشخص الذي يشرب الكحول بكثرة بشكل معتاد

🇮🇷Persian

دیپسومنیک

شخصی که به طور معمول الکل مصرف می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ikiyüzlü

alışkanlıkla aşırı alkol içen kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיפסומניה

אדם ששותה אלכוהול באופן מוגזם

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