drunkenness
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1. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | drinking bout, |
| definition | : | a long period of drinking (noun.act) |
2. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | temporary state, |
| definition | : | a state that continues for a limited time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | grogginess, |
| definition | : | a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sottishness, |
| definition | : | stupefaction from drink (noun.state) |
3. 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 (noun.state)
4. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (noun.act)
| derivation | : | drink, tope, |
| definition | : | drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | crapulous, |
| definition | : | given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | crapulent, crapulous, |
| definition | : | suffering from excessive eating or drinking (adj.all) |
5. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol (noun.state)
| antonym | : | soberness, sobriety, |
| definition | : | the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | intoxicate, |
| definition | : | have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug (verb.body) |
6. 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 (noun.state)
7. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (noun.act)
| derivation | : | drink, tope, |
| definition | : | drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | crapulous, |
| definition | : | given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | crapulent, crapulous, |
| definition | : | suffering from excessive eating or drinking (adj.all) |
8. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol (noun.state)
| antonym | : | soberness, sobriety, |
| definition | : | the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | intoxicate, |
| definition | : | have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug (verb.body) |
9. 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 (noun.state)
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