drunkenness
pronunciation
How to pronounce drunkenness in British English:
UK [ˈdrʌŋkənnɪs]
How to pronounce drunkenness in American English:
US [ˈdrʌŋkənnɪs]
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- Noun:
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
- Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
Word Origin
- drunkenness (n.)
- Old English druncennysse; see drunken + -ness.
Example
- 1. True drunkenness and its aftermath are unredeemed horror , both physical and mental .
- 2. They 'd describe the country of drunkenness and how to travel from it to the continent of sobriety .
- 3. The japanese are trying to combat drunkenness with technology
- 4. Mr nakagawa , forced to resign a few days later , blamed his apparent drunkenness on " cold medicine " .
- 5. One or two nights she phoned and I had to bail her out of jail for drunkenness and fighting .