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.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxications
Noun
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Quince and manchego empanada at Tzintzuntzan One of the great joys of a vacation at a Mexican resort (besides all of it) is breakfast each morning.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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On the joys of being a chaotic reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Translating into Afrikaans is one of my rare, if emotionally complicated, pleasures.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Negotiating a winding country road with a convertible’s top down defines many of driving’s pleasures.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Intoxications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxications. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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