/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of wernicke's encephalopathy Find synonyms for: Noun1. Wernicke's encephalopathy, brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain diseaseusage: inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholismWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: imprudent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language