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insobriety

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noun in·so·bri·ety \ˌin-sə-ˈbrī-ə-tē, -sō-\

Definition of insobriety

  1. :  lack of sobriety or moderation; especially :  intemperance in drinking

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Examples of insobriety in a Sentence

  1. a short, unhappy life characterized chiefly by insobriety

  2. her once-promising singing career was undermined by insobriety and emotional instability

First Known Use of insobriety

1611

insobriety Synonyms

Synonyms
excessiveness, exorbitance, immoderacy, immoderation, excess, intemperance, intemperateness, nimiety
Antonyms
moderateness, moderation, temperance, temperateness
Related Words
extravagance, prodigality; extremism, irrationality, radicalism, unreasonableness
Near Antonyms
abstention, abstinence, teetotalism

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