Drunkenness

//ˈdɹʌŋkən.nəs// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A state of being drunk. uncountable, usually

    "But presently the fumes of the wine rising to his head, he became helplessly drunk and his side-muscles and limbs relaxed and he swayed to and fro on my back. When I saw that he had lost his senses for drunkenness, I put my head to his legs and, loosing them from my neck, stooped down well-nigh to the ground and threw him at full length, […]"

  2. 2
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess wordnet
  3. 3
    a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol wordnet
  4. 4
    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 wordnet

Synonyms

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alcoholismintoxicationa highalcohol addictionalcohol intoxicationalcohol intoxication

Example

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"Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN."

Etymology

From drunken + -ness.

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