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Definitions for: Intoxication [n] excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"
[n] a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
[n] the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, poisoning, tipsiness, toxic condition
Antonyms: soberness, sobriety
See Also: alkali poisoning, caffeinism, caffiene intoxication, carbon monoxide poisoning, cyanide poisoning, ergotism, excitement, exhilaration, grogginess, mercury poisoning, naphthalene poisoning, nicotine poisoning, ophidism, paraquat poisoning, pesticide poisoning, physiological condition, physiological state, salicylate poisoning, sottishness, temporary state
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