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noun
The state or characteristic of drunkenness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriacy, alecy, brick in one's hat, fuddling, pissedness, temulence, temulency, staggers and jags
Antonyms: alecy, brick in one's hat, drunkenness, fuddling, pissedness, temulence, temulency, staggers and jags
noun
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temporary state
Narrower terms: grogginess, sottishness
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: alcoholism, alcohol addiction, drunkenness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drug addiction, white plague
History
Learned borrowing from Latin inēbriātiō, inēbriātiōnem (“drunkenness”).
Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
