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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

intoxication Synonyms

intoxication

n.

exhilaration, inebriation, intemperance; see drunkenness.

intoxication Law Definition

n

The condition of being mentally or physically impaired due to the ingestion of alcohol or drugs.

intoxication Usage Examples

Preposition: of

color: The Birdcage is a sensory intoxication of color and sound.

Converse of object

  • cause: A dose of cannabis which could cause intense intoxication in a na"ve user may have little or no effect in a regular cannabis user.
  • produce: But this tree, which bore the fruit used in the Soma sacrifices to produce intoxication and the somnambulic sleep, was lost.
  • achieve: HISTORY Use of solvent type products to achieve intoxication is not new.
  • induce: Whatever is intended to produce hypnosis, is likely to induce sordid intoxication, or creates fog, has got to be given up.
  • indicate: Increased hostility and aggression after barbiturates and alcohol usually indicates intoxication.
  • avoid: How such plant cells avoid intoxication has remained an open question.

Preposition: in

hall: The governing body has decided to introduce some new rules to control the level of intoxication in hall.

Adjective modifier

  • acute: In a regular user of cannabis, acute intoxication by the drug would have little effect on performance.
  • severe: Total exchange transfusion has been used in the treatment of severe intoxication in children.
  • involuntary: For these reasons the House declined to create a new doctrine of involuntary intoxication.
  • divine: We do have plenty of ancient historical texts that describe divine intoxication.
  • chronic: Withdrawal results in a migraine-like headache which has led sufferers to treat with further doses, developing a particular syndrome of chronic ergot intoxication.
  • alcoholic: There may be a display of basic personality traits and emotions much the same as with alcoholic intoxication.

Noun used with modifier

  • cannabis: Cannabis intoxication informs drivers that they cannot drive properly, alcohol intoxication convinces drivers that their skills are improved.
  • alcohol: Jane went on: In 2003/04 alone, there were 775 hospital admissions of people for acute alcohol intoxication in Glasgow city center.
  • water: My first experience with a client with water intoxication was in the early 1980s.
  • drug: The goal of the program was to determine a history of drug use rather than to confirm drug intoxication.
  • barbiturate: And there was barbiturate intoxication and deaths from Vioxx which I found so helpful.
  • marijuana: Carry-over effects of marijuana intoxication on aircraft pilot performance: a preliminary report.