intoxication

1. 1.

   the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

   Synonymspoisoningtoxic condition

   Broaderphysical condition

   Narroweralkali poisoningcaffeinismcarbon monoxide poisoningcyanide poisoningergotismmercury poisoningnaphthalene poisoningnicotine poisoningophidismparaquat poisoning
2. 2.

   a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

   Synonymsdrunkennessinebriationinebrietytipsinessinsobriety

   Broadertemporary state

   Narrowergrogginesssottishness
3. 3.

   excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety

   “the intoxication of wealth and power”

   Broaderexhilaration

Other forms of intoxication

plural

intoxications·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about intoxication

What does intoxication mean?

intoxication means "the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intoxication?

intoxication has 5 syllables: in-tox-i-ca-tion. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˌtɑksəˈkeɪʃən/.

What is another word for intoxication?

Close synonyms include poisoning, toxic condition, drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is intoxication a common word?

intoxication is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with intoxication?

104 words rhyme with intoxication. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.