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noun
The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temporary state
Narrower terms: grogginess, sottishness
History
From in- (“not”) + sobriety, possibly influenced by and punning on inebriation, intoxication, where in- has the sense “in, into”.
