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drunkenness

nounfeminine/ẽbɾiɐˈɣeʃ/medium

em·bri·a·guez

Definition

The state of intoxication caused by excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages; the state of being drunk.
He was arrested for public drunkenness.
His speech was slurred due to drunkenness.
Common collocations
state of drunkennessalcohol intoxication

Etymology

Do latim 'ebrietas, -atis'.

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