INEBRIATION

drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety

(noun) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness

(noun) habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inebriation (countable and uncountable, plural inebriations)

The state or characteristic of drunkenness.

Synonyms

• drunkenness, inebriacy; see also drunkenness

Antonyms

• See also drunkenness

Source: Wiktionary


In*e`bri*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. inebriatio.]

Definition: The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success. Sir T. Browne. Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity. Macaulay.

Syn.

– See Drunkenness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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