alcohol intoxication
State of inebriation
Alcohol intoxication is the state of impaired physical and mental function caused by drinking alcoholic beverages.
The term is clinical and appears in medical and legal contexts: The coroner listed alcohol intoxication as the cause of death.
Symptoms progress from relaxation and lowered inhibitions through slurred speech and poor coordination to unconsciousness and, in severe cases, death.
Informally, people say drunk, wasted, hammered, or any of dozens of slang terms.
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- fuddlingIntoxicating or confusing
- one too manySlight, problematic surplus
- inebriationDrunken state
binge drinking · open bar · last call · tipsiness · liquid courage · hangover · morning after · drinking problem · ethanol · delirium tremens · driving under the influence · designated driver · BAC · impaired judgment · DUI · drunk driving · sobriety checkpoint · breathalyzer
alcohol intoxicationsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
teetotalism · abstinence · temperance · dry · on the wagon
alcohol intoxicationlucidity
Clearness of mind
clear-headedness · mental clarity · alertness · presence of mind · clear thinking
alcohol intoxicationsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
coordinated · sure-footed · nimble · balanced · stable
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