Inebriation
(noun)
- The state of being drunk.
- Intoxication with alcohol or another drug.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from latin inebriat- "made drunk", from the verb inebriare, from in- "into" + ebrius "drunk".
Examples:
- The police took him into custody due to his extreme inebriation.
- Her inebriation was so bad that she could hardly stand up.
- Inebriation led to him losing his job.
- The inebriation of the drivers is the cause of many accidents on the road.
- The young man was brought to the hospital for alcohol inebriation.