intoxication
State of inebriation
Intoxication is the state of being affected by alcohol or drugs—impaired judgment, altered perception, diminished coordination.
The word extends to any overwhelming sensation: the intoxication of first love, drunk with power.
Legal contexts specify blood alcohol levels for intoxication: public intoxication, driving under the influence.
The root meaning involves poison (toxic), suggesting substances that alter normal function.
Intoxicating hydroxyl compound
- inebriationDrunken state
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
slurred · stagger · beer · wine · liquor · spirits · booze · pub
Great in altitude
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
exhilaration · rush · delirium · giddiness · lightheaded · dazed · altered state · transcendence
Protection against harm
- diminished capacityImpaired mental functioning
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- DUIImpaired operating charge
- DWIIntoxicated driving charge
sobriety test · field test · breathalyzer · blood test · negligence · liability · consent · judgment
Injected animal poison
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
mercury · antidote · antivenom · noxious · pesticide · food poisoning · blood poisoning · alcohol poisoning
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recovery · sobriety · relapse · abstinence · compulsion · twelve-step · narcotics · opioids
Causing or capable of death
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
Narcan · resuscitation · hospitalization · unconsciousness · respiratory failure · cardiac arrest · paramedics · ambulance
alcohol
Intoxicating hydroxyl compound
- inebriationDrunken state
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
buzzed · slurred · stagger · beer · wine · liquor · spirits · booze · pub · bar
high
Great in altitude
rapture · exhilaration · rush · delirium · giddiness · lightheaded · dazed · altered state · transcendence · nirvana
defense
Protection against harm
- diminished capacityImpaired mental functioning
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- DUIImpaired operating charge
DWI · sobriety test · field test · breathalyzer · blood test · negligence · liability · consent · judgment · recklessness
venom
Injected animal poison
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
lead · mercury · antidote · antivenom · noxious · pesticide · food poisoning · blood poisoning · alcohol poisoning · carbon monoxide
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
rehabilitation · recovery · sobriety · relapse · abstinence · compulsion · twelve-step · narcotics · opioids · stimulants
lethal
Causing or capable of death
antidote · Narcan · resuscitation · hospitalization · unconsciousness · respiratory failure · cardiac arrest · paramedics · ambulance · naloxone
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, underage drinking, teen drinking
- Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
- liquor lawsDUI, legal age, alcohol ban, open container, drinking age
- Nietzschewill to power, overman, superman, slave morality, Zarathustra
- Sufi poetryRumi, masnavi, divine love, mystical poetry, fana
- excitementexcitement, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration, thrill
intoxicationsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
soberness · clearheadedness · abstinence · detoxification · temperance
intoxicationmisery
Intense prolonged distress
despair · depression · wretchedness · melancholy · dejection
intoxicationlucidity
Clearness of mind
sanity · clarity · rationality · level-headedness · sound judgment
- public intoxicationInebriation in shared spaces
- water intoxicationDangerous electrolyte dilution from overdrinking
- alcohol intoxicationBodily impairment from drinking