drunkenness

n 1: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of

alcohol [syn: {inebriation}, {inebriety}, {intoxication},

{tipsiness}] [ant: {soberness}]

2: 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}]

3: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink

was his downfall" [syn: {drink}, {drinking}, {boozing}, {crapulence}]