intoxication
Americannoun
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intoxications
plural
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inebriation; drunkenness.
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an act or instance of intoxicating.
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overpowering exhilaration or excitement of the mind or emotions.
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Pathology. poisoning.
noun
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drunkenness; inebriation
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great elation
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the act of intoxicating
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poisoning
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Origin of intoxication
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin intoxicātiōn- (stem of intoxicātiō ) a poisoning. See intoxicate, -ion
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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten — who had authority to pursue criminal charges — cited New York’s voluntary intoxication law in explaining why he initially did not do so.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Francois Blanchecotte, president of France's Federation of Medical Laboratories, said the urine test -- and possibly blood test -- would be able to determine if someone suffered from a "significant chronic intoxication".
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
To someone unfamiliar with the condition, all could be mistaken for intoxication, defiance or guilt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
This rare and frequently misunderstood condition causes individuals to experience intoxication even though they have not consumed alcohol.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026
Perhaps he’s reached that state of intoxication which power is said to inspire, the state in which you believe you are indispensable and can therefore do anything, absolutely anything you feel like, anything at all.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
They were “the intoxications that white kids had,” which for Davis included a mild amount of hooliganism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
"The company hopes that there will be clarity on responsibility after the intoxications that have affected the inhabitants of the area in recent days."
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2022
It is also a valentine to the intoxications of filmmaking and film-viewing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
She remained, always, both polite and biting, looking at the intoxications and delusions of life and love with wit and clear-eyed sympathy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Should you meet her the following afternoon in the Prater or on parade in the Kärntnerstrasse, her eyes will look past you, for the night has gone, carrying with it its memories and its intoxications.
From Europe After 8:15 by Thomas H. Benton
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