insobriety
/,insou'braiəti/
Definition
- Noun:
- A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol: The condition of being intoxicated or drunk; a lack of sobriety.
Usage
- Insobriety is a formal or technical term, often used in medical, legal, or academic contexts to describe the state of drunkenness. It is less common in everyday conversation than synonyms like "drunkenness" or "intoxication."
Examples
- Noun:
- The police report cited insobriety as a primary factor in the accident.
- Public health campaigns aim to reduce the harms associated with alcohol insobriety.
Advanced Usage
- "Chronic insobriety": A clinical or formal term suggesting a recurring or habitual pattern of excessive drinking, often implying a more serious condition than a single episode.
- The court ordered treatment for his chronic insobriety.
Variants and Related Words
- Sober (adj): Not affected by alcohol; clear-headed. This is the direct antonym.
- He pledged to remain sober for the entire month.
- Insobriety is the noun form. The related adjective is insolvent, but this is an archaic and rarely used form for "not sober." The standard adjective is intoxicated.
Synonyms
- Intoxication: The state of being drunk or under the influence of a drug.
- Drunkenness: The condition of being drunk; inebriation.
- Inebriation: Formal term for drunkenness.
Antonyms
- Sobriety: The state of being sober; not being under the influence of alcohol.
Noun
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a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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