intoxication Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
toxic condition; poisoning.
noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
tipsiness; insobriety; drunkenness; inebriety; inebriation.
noun excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety
- the intoxication of wealth and power

(Med.) A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
That secret intoxication of pleasure. Spectator.
Syn. -- Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety; infatuation; delirium. See Drunkenness.