ADJ.
acute, combined, fatal, moral, permanent, public
VERB + INTOXICATION
arrested, effects, forbids, like, resembling, result, state, suffered
INTOXICATION + NOUN
judaism, youth
PREP.
from, in
ADV.
potentially
noun
A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
Excitement leads to enthusiasm, that moral intoxication, whose effects seem incredible to the sober, while the influence which produces the extravagance appears more extraordinary than the act itself.
noun — a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of al
noun — the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic
He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
WiktionaryExcitement leads to enthusiasm, that moral intoxication, whose effects seem incredible to the sober, while the influence which produces the extravagance appears more extraordinary than the act itself.
WiktionaryIntoxication is what happens when the brain is affected by certain stimulants.
Tatoeba · #270966Shugo is a colloquial way of referring to someone who can drink large quantities of alcohol and additionally not feel the effects of intoxication.
Tatoeba · #534681Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and they are growing.
Tatoeba · #907493The aphorism is, how to say it?, the champagne of melancholia; each short statement encapsulates years of disillusionment distilled in a moment of intoxication.
Tatoeba · #3361935i Register
In some senses, intoxication is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.