drunkenness

Noun
  1. A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol (synset 114042038)
    is a type of: temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time
    subtypes:
    same as: inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness
  2. 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 (synset 114088126)
    is a type of: drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
    same as: alcohol addiction, alcoholism, inebriation
  3. The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (synset 100749813)
    "drink was his downfall"
    is a type of: intemperance, intemperateness - consumption of alcoholic drinks
    subtypes: drinking bout - a long period of drinking
    same as: boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking

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