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drunkenness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'drunkenness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drunkenness [ n.]
- The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit.
- Disorder of the faculties, resembling intoxication by liquors; inflammation; frenzy; rage.

Meaning of 'drunkenness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drunkenness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
Example in sentence:
  • drink was his downfall

Nearby Words:

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