Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inebriation
2 senses of inebriation
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)
=> drug addiction, white plague -- (an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug))
Sense 2
drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety -- (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)
=> temporary state -- (a state that continues for a limited time)