a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
[ Syn: inebriation , inebriety , intoxication , tipsiness , insobriety ]
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 ]
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; drink was his downfall
[ Syn: drink , drinking , boozing , crapulence ]