Noun: drunkenness drúng-kun-nus
- A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
"His drunkenness at the office party led to embarrassing behaviour";
- 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
"Her drunkenness strained her relationships and career";
- alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation
- The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
"drunkenness was his downfall";
- drink, drinking, boozing [informal], crapulence
Type of: drug addiction, intemperance, intemperateness, temporary state, white plague
Antonym: soberness
Encyclopedia: Drunkenness