inebriated

Thân thiện

A man is inebriated and stumbles on the sidewalk.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Drunk, intoxicated: The state of being under the significant influence of alcohol or another intoxicating substance, leading to impaired judgment, coordination, or behavior.
   • Elated, exhilarated: (Less common, figurative) Filled with an intense excitement or joy, as if intoxicated by an emotion.

Usage

• The primary and most common use of "inebriated" is as a formal or literary synonym for "drunk" or "intoxicated." It describes a person who has consumed enough alcohol to affect their faculties.
• It is often used in legal, medical, or descriptive writing. In everyday speech, words like "drunk" are more common.
• The figurative use to mean "exhilarated" is less frequent and typically found in poetic or expressive contexts.

Examples

• Adjective (Literal - Intoxicated):
  • The police officer noted that the driver was clearly inebriated.
  • After the celebration, several guests became pleasantly inebriated.
• Adjective (Figurative - Elated):
  • She was inebriated with the joy of her success.
  • The crowd was inebriated by the team's victory.

Advanced Usage

• "To be inebriated by/with something": This structure can be used for both the literal and figurative meanings.
  • Literal: He was inebriated with cheap wine.
  • Figurative: The artist was inebriated with inspiration.

Variants and Related Words

• Inebriate (verb): To make someone drunk; to intoxicate.
  • The strong liquor quickly inebriated him.
• Inebriate (noun, formal/archaic): A drunkard; a habitual drinker.
• Inebriation (noun): The state of being drunk; intoxication.
  • His inebriation was obvious from his slurred speech.
• Inebriant (noun/adjective): A substance that causes intoxication.

Synonyms

• Intoxicated: The most direct synonym, often used in the same formal contexts.
• Drunk: The most common and direct synonym in general use.
• Under the influence: A common legal or polite euphemism.
• Tipsy: A milder, more informal term for being slightly drunk.
• Plastered, wasted, smashed: (Slang) Very drunk.

Antonyms

• Sober: Not affected by alcohol; clear-headed.
• Abstemious: Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Drunk as a lord/skunk": (Idioms) Very drunk. ("Inebriated as a lord" is possible but less idiomatic; "drunk" is the standard word in these idioms.)
• "In one's cups": (Idiom, literary) Drunk.
  • He was in his cups and speaking loudly.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
   • a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
   • helplessly inebriated

Từ đồng nghĩa

• intoxicated
• drunk