drunkenness

Noun

• the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
  • drink was his downfall
    

• 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

• a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  drink , drinking , boozing , crapulence , alcoholism , alcohol addiction , inebriation , inebriety , intoxication , tipsiness , insobriety
• Antonyms: 
  soberness , sobriety