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intoxication definition

in·toxi·ca·tion (in täk′si kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an intoxicating or becoming intoxicated; specif.,
    1. a making or becoming drunk
    2. Med. a poisoning or becoming poisoned, as by a drug, serum, etc.
  2. a feeling of wild excitement; rapture; frenzy

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