Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intoxication"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intoxication \In*tox`i*ca"tion\, n.
1. (Med.) A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic
substance.
2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation;
ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making
drunk.
2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to
enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
That secret intoxication of pleasure. --Spectator.
Syn: Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety;
infatuation; delirium. See {Drunkenness}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intoxication
n : a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of
alcohol [syn: {drunkenness}, {inebriation}, {inebriety},
{tipsiness}] [ant: {soberness}]
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