intoxication

[ in-tok-si-key-shuh n ]

/ ɪnˌtɒk sɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

inebriation; drunkenness.

an act or instance of intoxicating.

overpowering exhilaration or excitement of the mind or emotions.

Pathology. poisoning.

Origin of intoxication

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin intoxicātiōn- (stem of intoxicātiō) a poisoning. See intoxicate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM intoxication

self-in·tox·i·ca·tion, noun sem·i-in·tox·i·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby intoxication

intown, intoxicant, intoxicate, intoxicated, intoxicating, intoxication, intoxicative, intr, intr., intra muros, intra vires

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I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.

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Like the intoxication and the power you would feel if you were suddenly an all-knowing entity.

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States all across the country are reporting skyrocketing rates of intoxication, overdoses and death.

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When Jerry Lee was taken home and his car was towed from the ditch, the deputies forgot to administer a test for intoxication.

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A law-enforcement official told CNN that Rockefeller was coherent and showed no sign of intoxication.

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After this prelude she began a song praising the charms of wine, the intoxication of perfumes, and the delight of the dance.

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She had exhausted herself in her effort to induce the intoxication of devotion which had come to her spontaneously the day before.

The Beth Book |Sarah Grand
As he went jauntily downstairs there remained nothing of his mood of intoxication except a still thumping heart.

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He considers that intoxication, if properly regulated, may be made conducive to valuable ends, ethical and social.

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Is it not ideal to be able to arrive at intoxication with a single glass of liquid?

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British Dictionary definitions for intoxication

intoxication

/ (ɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

drunkenness; inebriation

great elation

the act of intoxicating

poisoning

Medical definitions for intoxication

intoxication

[ ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

The pathological state produced by a drug, serum, alcohol, or any toxic substance; poisoning.

Acute alcoholism.

A state of mental excitement or emotional frenzy.

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