Intoxication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˌɑːksɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˌɒksɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˌɒksɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪntˌɑːksɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the intoxication of wealth and power

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tipsiness drunkenness insobriety inebriation toxic condition poisoning inebriety

Antonyms

soberness

Parts of Speech

noun	the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
noun	a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
noun	excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety “the intoxication of wealth and power”

Word Forms

intoxicate	verb	have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug
drunken	adjective	given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
inebriate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
tipsy	adjective	slightly intoxicated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rausch

der physiologische Zustand, der durch ein Gift oder eine andere toxische Substanz hervorgerufen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

intoxicación

el estado fisiológico producido por un veneno u otra sustancia tóxica

🇮🇹Italian

intossicazione

lo stato fisiologico prodotto da un veleno o da un'altra sostanza tossica

🇳🇱Dutch

dronkenschap

de fysiologische toestand die wordt veroorzaakt door een gif of een andere giftige stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

intoxicação

o estado fisiológico produzido por um veneno ou outra substância tóxica

🇷🇺Russian

опьянение

физиологическое состояние, вызванное ядом или другим токсичным веществом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नशा

किसी जहर या अन्य विषाक्त पदार्थ द्वारा उत्पन्न शारीरिक अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

নেশা

একটি বিষ বা অন্যান্য বিষাক্ত পদার্থ দ্বারা উত্পাদিত শারীরবৃত্তীয় অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

போதை

ஒரு விஷம் அல்லது பிற நச்சுப் பொருளால் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படும் உடலியல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మత్తు

విషం లేదా ఇతర విష పదార్థం ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన శారీరక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

नशा

विष किंवा इतर विषारी पदार्थाने तयार केलेली शारीरिक अवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

નશો

ઝેર અથવા અન્ય ઝેરી પદાર્થ દ્વારા ઉત્પાદિત શારીરિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಲು

ವಿಷ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ವಸ್ತುವಿನಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಶಾರೀರಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഹരി

ഒരു വിഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് വിഷ പദാർത്ഥം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഫിസിയോളജിക്കൽ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸ਼ਾ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਹਿਰ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشہ

زہر یا دوسرے زہریلے مادے سے پیدا ہونے والی جسمانی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中毒

毒物或其他有毒物质产生的生理状态

🇯🇵Japanese

酩酊

毒または他の有毒物質によって引き起こされる生理学的状態

🇰🇷Korean

취함

독극물이나 기타 독성 물질에 의해 생성된 생리적 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự say sưa

trạng thái sinh lý được tạo ra bởi chất độc hoặc chất độc hại khác

🇹🇭Thai

ความมึนเมา

สถานะทางสรีรวิทยาที่เกิดจากพิษหรือสารพิษอื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemabukan

keadaan fisiologis yang dihasilkan oleh racun atau zat beracun lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkalasing

ang pisyolohikal na estado na ginawa ng isang lason o iba pang nakakalason na sangkap

🇲🇾Malay

mabuk

keadaan fisiologi yang dihasilkan oleh racun atau bahan toksik lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التسمم

الحالة الفسيولوجية التي ينتجها السم أو أي مادة سامة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

مسمومیت

حالت فیزیولوژیکی که توسط یک سم یا مواد سمی دیگر ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sarhoşluk

bir zehir veya başka bir toksik maddenin ürettiği fizyolojik durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרעָלָה

המצב הפיזיולוגי שנוצר על ידי רעל או חומר רעיל אחר

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