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[ in-tok-si-key-shuhn ] / ɪnˌtɒk sɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR intoxication ON THESAURUS.COM
nouninebriation; drunkenness. an act or instance of intoxicating. overpowering exhilaration or excitement of the mind or emotions. Pathology. poisoning. Origin of intoxication1375–1425; late Middle English <Medieval Latin intoxicātiōn- (stem of intoxicātiō) a poisoning. See intoxicate, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM intoxicationself-in·tox·i·ca·tion, nounsem·i-in·tox·i·ca·tion, nounWords nearby intoxicationintown, intoxicant, intoxicate, intoxicated, intoxicating, intoxication, intoxicative, intr., intra-, intra-abdominal, intra-aortic balloon device Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intoxicationI guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication. History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like the intoxication and the power you would feel if you were suddenly an all-knowing entity. How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret Weapon|Andrew Romano|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST States all across the country are reporting skyrocketing rates of intoxication, overdoses and death. Heroin: America’s Silent Assassin|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Robert M. Lober, MD, PhD|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST When Jerry Lee was taken home and his car was towed from the ditch, the deputies forgot to administer a test for intoxication. The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A law-enforcement official told CNN that Rockefeller was coherent and showed no sign of intoxication. Who’s William Rockefeller, the Engineer Behind the Metro-North Crash?|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST After this prelude she began a song praising the charms of wine, the intoxication of perfumes, and the delight of the dance. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5|Theophile Gautier She had exhausted herself in her effort to induce the intoxication of devotion which had come to her spontaneously the day before. The Beth Book|Sarah Grand As he went jauntily downstairs there remained nothing of his mood of intoxication except a still thumping heart. The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett He considers that intoxication, if properly regulated, may be made conducive to valuable ends, ethical and social. Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume IV (of 4)|George Grote Is it not ideal to be able to arrive at intoxication with a single glass of liquid? Very Woman|Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for intoxication
noundrunkenness; inebriation great elation the act of intoxicating poisoning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to intoxicationdrunkenness, excitement, elation, exhilaration, intemperance, euphoria Medical definitions for intoxication
n.The pathological state produced by a drug, serum, alcohol, or any toxic substance; poisoning. Acute alcoholism. A state of mental excitement or emotional frenzy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |