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Webster 1913 Edition
Intoxication
In-toxˊi-ca′tion
,Noun.
1.
(Med.)
A poisoning, as by a alcoholic or a narcotic substance.
2.
The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
2.
A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
Syn. – Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety; infatuation; delirium. See
Drunkenness
. Webster 1828 Edition
Intoxication
INTOXICA'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
intoxication
intoxication
English
Noun
intoxication (countable and uncountable, plural intoxications)
- A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
- He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
- The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
- A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
Translations
poisoning
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drunkenness
French
Etymology
From intoxiquer + -tion
Noun
intoxication f (plural intoxications)
- poisoning
- the act of spreading false information or propaganda
Usage notes
In French, the word intoxication is used more broadly than in English to refer to the poisoning of an organism by a variety of means such as herbicide or poisonous gas as well as by alcohol or narcotics.