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inebriety

noun

ˌi-ni-ˈbrī-ə-tē

Definition of inebriety

as in alcoholism

the condition of being drunk there were times during her bouts of inebriety when she actually thought that her boyfriend's jokes were funny

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In 1978, the year after her mother’s death, Christina published her tell-all memoir, Mommie Dearest, chronicling her life at home—which included claims that her mother was abusive and suffered from alcoholism.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
For years, Pollock’s brother Sande had nursed him through alcoholism and breakdowns, but then Krasner stepped in.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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Eppright was booked into the Bexar County jail Thursday on charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, court records show.

— Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Sanchez has been charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury, as well as the misdemeanors of battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Ultimately, jurors sided with prosecutors whose 2023 criminal indictment outlined numerous instances of teens getting injured as a result of their inebriation under her watch.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Spike Jones and His City Slickers recorded their version with a flurry of wacky sound effects that made the inebriation seem even more soused.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 14 May 2026

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