English noun: inebriation | |||
1. | inebriation (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, drunkenness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drug addiction, white plague | ||
2. | inebriation (state) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol | ||
Synonyms | drunkenness, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | temporary state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | grogginess, sottishness | ||
Antonyms | soberness, sobriety | ||