1. (noun) alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness
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: drinking, inebriety, alcohol addiction, dipsomania, inebriation, potomania, intoxication, drink, insobriety, alcoholism, drunkenness, boozing, crapulence, tipsiness
2. (noun) drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Synonyms: drinking, inebriety, drunkenness, alcohol addiction, inebriation, poisoning, intoxication, drink, insobriety, alcoholism, tipsiness, boozing, crapulence, toxic condition
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