Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A state of being drunk.

    Trunkenheit, Betrunkenheit, Alkoholberauschung

    опьяне́ниеopʹjanénije, пья́нствоpʹjánstvo, подпитиеpodpítije

    сп'яні́нняspʺjanínnja, хмільxmilʹ

More definitions
  • a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
  • the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
  • 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

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom was arrested for public drunkenness.

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  2. He lost his job and fell into drunkenness.

    ruОн потерял работу и докатился до пьянства.

    deEr verlor seine Arbeit und fiel der Trinkerei anheim.

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  3. Drunkenness should be an aggravating factor when you commit a crime.

    ruСостояние опьянения при совершении преступления должно быть отягчающим обстоятельством.

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  4. I came home wasted and got into bed with my clothes on to sleep away my drunkenness.

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  5. Drunkenness is voluntary madness.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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state of being drunk:
Deutsch
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Forms

plural: drunkennesses
Singulardrunkenness

uncountable

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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