different between intoxication vs ebriosity

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?nt?ks??ke???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nt?ks??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: in?tox?i?ca?tion

Noun

intoxication (countable and uncountable, plural intoxications)

1. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

   He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.

2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk.

   Synonyms: inebriation, ebriety, drunkenness

3. The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
4. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Translations

French

Etymology

From intoxiquer +? -tion

Pronunciation

Noun

intoxication f (plural intoxications)

1. poisoning
2. the act of spreading false information or propaganda

Usage notes

In French, the word intoxication is used more broadly than in English to refer to the poisoning of an organism by a variety of means such as herbicide or poisonous gas as well as by alcohol or narcotics.

Derived terms

• intoxication alimentaire

Further reading

• “intoxication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

intoxication (uncountable)

1. intoxication

English

Noun

ebriosity (uncountable)

1. (formal) Drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol, especially as a habitual state.
   • 1854, Henry David Thoreau, Walden

     Of all ebriosity, who does not prefer

     to be intoxicated by the air he breathes?