"inebriation" in the noun sense
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
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