intoxication

English

Pronunciation

Noun

intoxication (countable and uncountable, plural intoxications)Category:English lemmas#INTOXICATIONCategory:English nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:English countable nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:English countable nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#INTOXICATIONCategory:Pages with entries#INTOXICATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#INTOXICATION

  1. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
    He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.Category:English terms with usage examples#INTOXICATION
  2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
    Synonyms: inebriation, ebriety, drunkenness
  3. The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
  4. (figuratively) A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

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Translations

Category:en:Drinking#INTOXICATION

French

Etymology

From intoxiquer +‎ -tionCategory:French terms suffixed with -ation#INTOXICATION.

Pronunciation

Noun

intoxication f (plural intoxications)Category:French lemmas#INTOXICATIONCategory:French nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:French countable nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#INTOXICATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:Pages with entries#INTOXICATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#INTOXICATION

  1. poisoning
  2. the act of spreading false information or propaganda

Usage notes

In French, the word intoxication is used more broadly than in English to refer to the poisoning of an organism by a variety of means such as herbicide or poisonous gas as well as by alcohol or narcotics.

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Interlingua

Noun

intoxication (uncountable)Category:Interlingua lemmas#INTOXICATIONCategory:Interlingua nouns#INTOXICATIONCategory:Interlingua entries with incorrect language header#INTOXICATIONCategory:Pages with entries#INTOXICATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#INTOXICATION

  1. intoxication
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