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(noun) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol |
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Synonyms: inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness |
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Related Words: grogginess, sottishness, temporary state |
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Antonyms: soberness |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: alcohol addiction, alcoholism |
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Related Words: drug addiction, white plague |
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(noun) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" |
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Synonyms: boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking |
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Related Words: drinking bout, intemperance, intemperateness |
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