inebriation

as in alcoholism
the condition of being drunk students who seem to think uninhibited inebriation is an essential part of the college experience

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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“Inebriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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