intoxications

noun

plural of intoxication
as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the intoxication felt by two people who have just fallen in love

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Recent Examples of intoxications Its graphic clarity teems with ornament and glitter, visual intoxications that signal delusions and snares. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxications
  1. ecstasies
  2. joys
  3. pleasures
Noun
  • But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.
    — Zack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of ecstasies
Noun
  • The ever-present reality of the war has caused some students to cast off the joys of youth as an unaffordable, frivolous luxury.
    — David Super, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Keegan and Boo soon discover the joys of unplugging and spending quality time with their grandparents, who also come around and embrace the experiment after begrudgingly agreeing.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of joys
Noun
  • But the creeping cost of candy is just one hallmark of a year where many houses struggled to afford even the simplest pleasures.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That instinct to preserve some special purchases in spite of pressure from higher prices reflects a kind of little treat economy, when consumers splurge on smaller pleasures even if they’re squeezed by costs.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasures

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