Meanings
plural inebriations
- countableuncountableThe state or characteristic of drunkenness.
in a state of inebriation
Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriacy, alecy, brick in one's hat, drunkenness, fuddling, pissedness, temulence · Antonyms: alecy, brick in one's hat, drunkenness, fuddling, pissedness, temulence, temulency, staggers and jags
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or characteristic of drunkenness.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhabitual 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
nouna temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latininēbriātiō, inēbriātiōnem“drunkenness”
- Englishinebriation
Learned borrowing from Latin inēbriātiō, inēbriātiōnem (“drunkenness”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan embriaguesa
- embriaguesastate or characteristic of drunkenness
Chinese Mandarin 醉, 陶醉
- 醉 (zuì)state or characteristic of drunkenness
- 陶醉 (táozuì)state or characteristic of drunkenness
- 迷醉 (mízuì)state or characteristic of drunkenness
Dutch dronkenschap
- dronkenschapstate or characteristic of drunkenness
Esperanto ebriiĝo
- ebriiĝostate or characteristic of drunkenness
Finnish päihtymys
- päihtymysstate or characteristic of drunkenness
German Trunkenheit, Betrunkenheit
- Trunkenheitstate or characteristic of drunkenness
- Betrunkenheitstate or characteristic of drunkenness
- Rauschstate or characteristic of drunkenness
Greek μέθη, μεθύσι
- μέθη (méthi)state or characteristic of drunkenness
- μεθύσι (methýsi)state or characteristic of drunkenness
Irish meisce, meisceoireacht
- meiscestate or characteristic of drunkenness
- meisceoireachtstate or characteristic of drunkenness
- druncaeireachtstate or characteristic of drunkenness
Italian ebbrezza, ubriachezza
- ebbrezzastate or characteristic of drunkenness
- ubriachezzastate or characteristic of drunkenness
- sborniastate or characteristic of drunkenness
Japanese 酩酊
- 酩酊 (meitei)state or characteristic of drunkenness
Korean 명정
- 명정 (myeongjeong)state or characteristic of drunkenness
Portuguese embriaguez, inebriamento
- embriaguezstate or characteristic of drunkenness
- inebriamentostate or characteristic of drunkenness
- inebriaçãostate or characteristic of drunkenness
Russian опьяне́ние
- опьяне́ние (opʹjanénije)state or characteristic of drunkenness
Slovak opilosť
- opilosťstate or characteristic of drunkenness
Spanish embriaguez, ebriedad
- embriaguezstate or characteristic of drunkenness
- ebriedadstate or characteristic of drunkenness
Turkish sarhoşluk
- sarhoşlukstate or characteristic of drunkenness
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inebriation
Cite this entry
inebriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inebriation
“inebriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inebriation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inebriation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inebriation.
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