DRUNKENNESS

• (noun) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

  "drink was his downfall"

  synonyms : boozing , crapulence , drink , drinking

• (noun) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

  synonyms : inebriation , inebriety , insobriety , intoxication , tipsiness

• (noun) 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 , inebriation

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