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 ]