intoxication

1 the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance [syn: poisoning, toxic condition]

2 a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, tipsiness] [ant: soberness]

3 excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
3. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Translations

Intoxication is the state of being affected by one or more psychoactive drugs. It can also refer to the effects caused by the ingestion of poison or by the overconsumption of normally harmless substances.

Some types of intoxication:

• Drunkenness (alcohol intoxication)
• Caffeine intoxication
• Cannabis intoxication
• Heroin intoxication
• Water intoxication

Intoxication can cause a state of mind that remains once the person is no longer intoxicated that can be used as a legal defense:

• Settled insanity

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