Inebriation

/ɪnˌiːbɹɪˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ɪnˌiːbɹɪˈeɪʃən/

[noun]

Inebriation

[NOUN]

a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

synonyms : drunkenness

antonyms : soberness

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

Examples

1. As a result, the pitiful public inebriation of Edwin Stanton Earhart soon became the talk of the town.

2. In true comic fashion, the lecture only compounds his woes as his inebriation prevents him from stringing any coherent sentences together.

3. 2 beige bodies, sweaty, and swaying in sloppy inebriation.

4. That may seem like a lot, but considering his lunches take around two hours to finish, he levels his inebriation.