drunkenness

noun

1. A state of being drunk.

2. A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

   Similar: inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety

3. 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

   Similar: alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation

4. The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

   “drink was his downfall”

   Similar: drink, drinking, boozing, crapulence