potomania

P3O1T1O1M3A1N1I1A1

noun

An excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages.

Similar
dipsomaniaalcoholism
OriginLatin pōtō →
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Meanings

nounpotomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages.
  2. uncountableA hypoosmolality disease caused by excessive beer drinking.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
dipsomania

nounan intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess

Similar
dipsomaniaalcoholism
Broader
maniapassioncacoethes
Also see
alcoholismdipsomania

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpōtō“to drink (liquor)”
  2. Englishpotomania

From Latin pōtō (“to drink (liquor)”) + -mania.

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APA

potomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potomania

MLA

“potomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potomania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potomania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potomania.

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