drunkenness
/ˈdrʌŋk(ə)nˌnəs
/noun [mass noun]
The state of being drunk; intoxication: a growing problem of drunkenness...
- Drinking tends to take place outside the family unit and drunkenness in pubs is often tolerated, even expected.
- He said that one of the reasons for a rise in drunkenness was that people no longer checked the strength, or measurement, of their drinks.
- The crazy drunkenness that had already ensued and carried into the night ended what would be a momentous week for many.
Synonyms
intoxication, inebriation, insobriety, tipsiness;
intemperance, overindulgence, overconsumption, debauchery;
hard drinking, serious drinking, heavy drinking, alcoholism, alcohol abuse, dipsomania
rare inebriety, sottishness, crapulence, bibulousness