DRUNKENNESS
Scrabble letter values: D2R1U1N1K5E1N1N1E1S1S1 = 16
Definition
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol. — synonyms: inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety
- noun habitual intoxication. — synonyms: alcoholism, alcohol_addiction, inebriation
- noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. — synonyms: drink, drinking, boozing, crapulence
Examples
- “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”
- “drink was his downfall”