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Inebriation

//ɪˌniːbɹiˈeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of drunkenness. countable, uncountable

    "in a state of inebriation"

  2. 2
    a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol wordnet
  3. 3
    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

Learned borrowing from Latin inēbriātiō, inēbriātiōnem (“drunkenness”).

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