Definition of drunkenness Drunkenness

/dɹʌˈŋkʌnNʌs/ - [drungkunNus] - drunk•en•ness

We found 9 definitions of drunkenness from 6 different sources.

What does drunkenness mean?

Noun Plural: drunkennesses
drunkenness - a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
		inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety
		soberness, sobriety the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
		temporary state a state that continues for a limited time
		grogginess marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
drunkenness - the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
		drink, drinking, boozing, crapulence
		intemperateness, intemperance excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
drunkenness - 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
		alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation
		drug addiction, white plague an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

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drunkenness (n.)
The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit.
drunkenness (n.)
Disorder of the faculties, resembling intoxication by liquors; inflammation; frenzy; rage.

Drunkenness is the state of intoxication by alcohol. In this state, mind and body become impaired. Common symptoms may include slurred speech, poor balance, poor coordination, reddened face and reddened eyes. Depending on the level of intoxication, there may also be good feelings. Small to moderate aomunts of alcohol can lower social and sexual inhibition. Drinking large amounts of alcohol may lead to a hangover the next day. People that are intoxicated usually change their behaviour.

Many countries have laws that say that people who have drunk (a certain amount of) alcohol may not do certain things. That way, it is illegal to drive a car while drunk.