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INEBRIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Synonyms:
drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; insobriety; intoxication; tipsiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("inebriation" is a kind of...):
temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inebriation"):
grogginess (a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol)
sottishness (stupefaction from drink)
Derivation:
inebriate (become drunk or drink excessively)
inebriate (make drunk (with alcoholic drinks))
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
alcohol addiction; alcoholism; drunkenness; inebriation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("inebriation" is a kind of...):
drug addiction; white plague (an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug))
Derivation:
inebriate (become drunk or drink excessively)
inebriate (make drunk (with alcoholic drinks))
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