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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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