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Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

drunkennessdrunkennessa highalcohol addictionalcohol intoxicationalcohol poisoning

Antonyms

All antonyms

alecybrick in one's hatdrunkennesspissedness

Etymology

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

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