Intoxication
noun
The condition of having one's physical and mental abilities affected by drink or drugs.
He was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxication
Often appears as...
- alcohol intoxication
- drug intoxication
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Formal
noun
Excitement or elation that makes one lose control of normal mental or physical abilities.
He felt a sense of intoxication after his first skydive
Often appears as...
- intoxication of success
- intoxication of power
noun
A state of being poisoned.
Carbon monoxide intoxication is a serious condition that requires immediate medical attention
Often appears as...
- food intoxication
- lead intoxication
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Formal
Technical
noun
The condition of having one's physical and mental abilities affected by drink or drugs.
He was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxication
Often appears as...
- alcohol intoxication
- drug intoxication
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Excitement or elation that makes one lose control of normal mental or physical abilities.
He felt a sense of intoxication after his first skydive
Often appears as...
- intoxication of success
- intoxication of power
noun
A state of being poisoned.
Carbon monoxide intoxication is a serious condition that requires immediate medical attention
Often appears as...
- food intoxication
- lead intoxication
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequences
Understanding 'intoxication' in legal terms can help prevent serious consequences.
His intoxication led to a night in jail.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Warning
Used in warnings to indicate that certain activities shouldn't be done while intoxicated.
Intoxication impairs your ability to operate machinery safely.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Disapproval
Indicates disapproval when someone's actions are influenced by substances.
He apologized for his behavior, blaming intoxication.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequences
Understanding 'intoxication' in legal terms can help prevent serious consequences.
His intoxication led to a night in jail.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Warning
Used in warnings to indicate that certain activities shouldn't be done while intoxicated.
Intoxication impairs your ability to operate machinery safely.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Disapproval
Indicates disapproval when someone's actions are influenced by substances.
He apologized for his behavior, blaming intoxication.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Consequences
Understanding 'intoxication' in legal terms can help prevent serious consequences.
His intoxication led to a night in jail.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Warning
Used in warnings to indicate that certain activities shouldn't be done while intoxicated.
Intoxication impairs your ability to operate machinery safely.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Disapproval
Indicates disapproval when someone's actions are influenced by substances.
He apologized for his behavior, blaming intoxication.
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What would happen if you...
causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.
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benches or near the building, then asking them to move along because kids see them. And it is normal for the community to see people in various states of intoxication and withdrawal, to see people buying and selling,
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Too Drunk to Stand PIPE...
but when he arrives on scene they're arresting the woman for intoxication while in charge of a minor need the blow just like that she's too drunk to explain what happened look you're not cooperating with us so
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What would happen if you...
causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.
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The critical role...
benches or near the building, then asking them to move along because kids see them. And it is normal for the community to see people in various states of intoxication and withdrawal, to see people buying and selling,
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Too Drunk to Stand PIPE...
but when he arrives on scene they're arresting the woman for intoxication while in charge of a minor need the blow just like that she's too drunk to explain what happened look you're not cooperating with us so
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.
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Pierre de Coubertin
French Leader
The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die.
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Georges Duhamel
French Novelist
Suffering has roused them from the sleep of gentle life, and every day fills them with a terrible intoxication. They are now something more than themselves; those we loved were merely happy shadows.
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Jacob Bronowski
English Scientist
The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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Diogenes
Greek Philosopher
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.
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John Dryden
English Poet
The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.
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Samuel Butler
British Poet
If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.
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Pierre de Coubertin
French Leader
The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die.
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Georges Duhamel
French Novelist
Suffering has roused them from the sleep of gentle life, and every day fills them with a terrible intoxication. They are now something more than themselves; those we loved were merely happy shadows.
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Jacob Bronowski
English Scientist
The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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Diogenes
Greek Philosopher
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.
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John Dryden
English Poet
The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.
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Samuel Butler
British Poet
If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.
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