inebriation
Plural: inebriations
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
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
- The state or characteristic of drunkenness.
Examples
- in a state of inebriation
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inēbriātiō, inēbriātiōnem (“drunkenness”).
Synonyms
alcohol addiction, alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness, alecy, brick in one's hat, inebriacy, pissedness, staggers and jags
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
inebriation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinebriation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inebriation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary