Drunkenness - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdrʌŋkənnəs|
Brit.
|ˈdrʌŋk(ə)nˌnəs|
noun
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol (syn: inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication)
- 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 (syn: alcoholism, inebriation)
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (syn: boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking)
- 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 (syn: alcoholism, inebriation)
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (syn: boozing, crapulence, drink, drinking)
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Contrary to popular myth, the majority of accidents are not caused by speeding or drunkenness.
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