meaning of intoxication
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.
4. excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and
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