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Drunkenness
//ˈdɹʌŋkən.nəs// noun
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Noun
- 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 the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess wordnet
- 3 a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol wordnet
- 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
Etymology
From drunken + -ness.
See also for "drunkenness"
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