Drunkenness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmlˈɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌŋkənnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌŋkənnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmlˈɛn/.

Examples

drink was his downfall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crapulence drink alcohol addiction tipsiness intoxication drinking boozing insobriety inebriation alcoholism inebriety

Antonyms

soberness

Parts of Speech

noun	a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
noun	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
noun	the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess “drink was his downfall”

Word Forms

drunken	adjective	given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
inebriate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
intoxicate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
tipsy	adjective	slightly intoxicated
drink	verb	drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
crapulous	adjective	suffering from excessive eating or drinking
crapulent	adjective	suffering from excessive eating or drinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trunkenheit

ein vorübergehender Zustand, der auf übermäßigen Alkoholkonsum zurückzuführen ist

🇫🇷French

ivresse

un état temporaire résultant d’une consommation excessive d’alcool

🇪🇸Spanish

embriaguez

un estado temporal resultante del consumo excesivo de alcohol

🇮🇹Italian

ubriachezza

uno stato temporaneo derivante dal consumo eccessivo di alcol

🇳🇱Dutch

dronkenschap

een tijdelijke toestand die voortvloeit uit overmatig alcoholgebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

embriaguez

um estado temporário resultante do consumo excessivo de álcool

🇷🇺Russian

пьянство

временное состояние, возникающее в результате чрезмерного употребления алкоголя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शराबीपन

शराब के अत्यधिक सेवन से उत्पन्न एक अस्थायी स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

মাতাল

অত্যধিক অ্যালকোহল সেবনের ফলে একটি অস্থায়ী অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

குடிப்பழக்கம்

அதிகப்படியான மது அருந்துவதால் ஏற்படும் தற்காலிக நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

తాగుబోతుతనం

మద్యం అధికంగా తీసుకోవడం వల్ల ఏర్పడే తాత్కాలిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

मद्यपान

अल्कोहोलच्या अत्यधिक वापरामुळे उद्भवणारी तात्पुरती स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નશા

આલ્કોહોલના અતિશય વપરાશના પરિણામે અસ્થાયી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಡಿತ

ಮದ್ಯದ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಸೇವನೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഹരി

അമിതമായ മദ്യപാനത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു താൽക്കാലിക അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ

ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਦੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਖਪਤ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشہ

ایک عارضی حالت جو شراب کے زیادہ استعمال کے نتیجے میں ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

酒醉

过量饮酒导致的暂时状态

🇯🇵Japanese

酩酊

アルコールの過剰摂取によって生じる一時的な状態

🇰🇷Korean

술 취함

과도한 음주로 인한 일시적인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

say rượu

tình trạng tạm thời do uống quá nhiều rượu

🇹🇭Thai

ความมึนเมา

สภาวะชั่วคราวที่เกิดจากการบริโภคเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemabukan

keadaan sementara akibat konsumsi alkohol berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalasingan

isang pansamantalang estado na nagreresulta mula sa labis na pag-inom ng alak

🇲🇾Malay

mabuk

keadaan sementara akibat penggunaan alkohol yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السكر

🇮🇷Persian

مستی

حالت موقت ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد الکل

🇹🇷Turkish

sarhoşluk

aşırı alkol tüketiminden kaynaklanan geçici bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁכרוּת

מצב זמני הנובע מצריכה מופרזת של אלכוהול

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