Insobriety — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsəbɹˈaɪəɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsəbɹˈaɪətɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsəbɹˈaɪətɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsəbɹˈaɪəɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tipsiness drunkenness intoxication inebriation inebriety

Antonyms

soberness

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untreue

ein vorübergehender Zustand, der auf übermäßigen Alkoholkonsum zurückzuführen ist

🇫🇷French

insobriété

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

🇪🇸Spanish

insobriedad

un estado temporal resultante del consumo excesivo de alcohol

🇮🇹Italian

insobrietà

uno stato temporaneo derivante dal consumo eccessivo di alcol

🇳🇱Dutch

dronkenschap

een tijdelijke toestand die voortvloeit uit overmatig alcoholgebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

insobriedade

um estado temporário resultante do consumo excessivo de álcool

🇷🇺Russian

нетрезвость

временное состояние, возникающее в результате чрезмерного употребления алкоголя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मद्यपान

शराब के अत्यधिक सेवन से उत्पन्न एक अस्थायी स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

অত্যধিক অ্যালকোহল সেবনের ফলে একটি অস্থায়ী অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தூக்கமின்மை

அதிகப்படியான மது அருந்துவதால் ஏற்படும் தற்காலிக நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిశ్చలత

మద్యం అధికంగా తీసుకోవడం వల్ల ఏర్పడే తాత్కాలిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

असंवेदनशीलता

अल्कोहोलच्या अत्यधिक वापरामुळे उद्भवणारी तात्पुरती स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

આલ્કોહોલના અતિશય વપરાશના પરિણામે અસ્થાયી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲತೆ

ಮದ್ಯದ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಸೇವನೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലസത

അമിതമായ മദ്യപാനത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു താൽക്കാലിക അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਦੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਖਪਤ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不清醒

过量饮酒导致的暂时状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不謹慎

アルコールの過剰摂取によって生じる一時的な状態

🇰🇷Korean

불순종

과도한 음주로 인한 일시적인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mất tỉnh táo

tình trạng tạm thời do uống quá nhiều rượu

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สุขุม

สภาวะชั่วคราวที่เกิดจากการบริโภคเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal tdk tahan thd minuman keras

keadaan sementara akibat konsumsi alkohol berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng loob

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

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaksopanan

keadaan sementara akibat penggunaan alkohol yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوقاحة

🇮🇷Persian

بی هوشی

حالت موقت ناشی از مصرف بیش از حد الکل

🇹🇷Turkish

ayıklık

aşırı alkol tüketiminden kaynaklanan geçici bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר שיפוטיות

מצב זמני הנובע מצריכה מופרזת של אלכוהול

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