Drunkenness - Definition

n 1: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of
alcohol [syn: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety,
intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety] [ant:
soberness, sobriety]
2: 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, alcohol
addiction, inebriation, drunkenness]
3: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was
his downfall" [syn: drink, drinking, boozing,
drunkenness, crapulence]