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English noun: drunkenness | |||
| 1. | drunkenness (state) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol | ||
| Synonyms | inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temporary state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grogginess, sottishness | ||
| Antonyms | soberness, sobriety | ||
| 2. | drunkenness (state) 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, inebriation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drug addiction, white plague | ||
| 3. | drunkenness (act) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | ||
| Samples | Drink was his downfall. | ||
| Synonyms | boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intemperance, intemperateness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drinking bout | ||
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