inebriation

Definitions of inebriation

1. noun

   a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
   synonyms: drunkenness, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness

   types:

   grogginess

   a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol

   sottishness

   stupefaction from drink

   type of:

   temporary state

   a state that continues for a limited time
2. noun

   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

   type of:

   drug addiction, white plague

   an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)