inebriation
ineb·ria·tion
noun
1.
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
2.
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin inēbriātiō, inēbriātiōnem (“drunkenness”).
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