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

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat



Related Resources:
animals begin with m
animlas that start with n