1
as in alcoholism
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
unfortunately most of his time in college had been devoted to drunkenness and debauchery
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2
as in inebriation
the condition of being drunk
officials warning that public drunkenness would not be tolerated, even during Mardi Gras
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Noun
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Both have felt the crushing weight of active alcoholism and drug addiction.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
30 July 2025 -
That’s kind of like blaming the bartender for your alcoholism.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Downing a ton over one to two hours can pose hazards like water intoxication, a.k.a. hyponatremia, the medical term for dangerously low sodium levels in the blood.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
12 Aug. 2025
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But not exactly bubbly – the stock traded above 50x in the two years before the March 2000 peak of the tech mania, a time when the public intoxication with risk reached genuine historic extremes that the current speculative wave has not yet even closely approached.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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“Drunkenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunkenness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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