1. (

• alcoholism ,
• alcohol_addiction ,
• inebriation ,
• drunkenness ,

) 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 ;

2. (

• drunkenness ,
• inebriation ,
• inebriety ,
• intoxication ,
• tipsiness ,
• insobriety

) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol ;