inebriation

Noun
Synonyms: alcoholismalcohol addictiondrunkennessinebrietyintoxicationtipsinessinsobriety

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. 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 symptomsSynonyms: alcoholismalcohol addictiondrunkenness
  2. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcoholSynonyms: drunkennessinebrietyintoxicationtipsinessinsobriety
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inebriation \In*e`bri*a"tion\, n. [L. inebriatio.] The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity. --Macaulay.

Syn: See Drunkenness. [1913 Webster]

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