intoxication C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ɪntɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #16299 Meanings 1 noun excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety The intoxication of wealth and power. 2 noun A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance. He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs. 3 noun A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness. Excitement leads to enthusiasm, that moral intoxication, whose effects seem incredible to the sober, while the influence which produces the extravagance appears more extraordinary than the act itself. 4 noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a temporary state resulting... drunkenness Word family Derived forms auto-intoxicationautointoxicationinfoxicationlipointoxicationmonointoxicationpostintoxicationreintoxication Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intoxication **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪntɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 16299 ## Meanings 1. excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety 2. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance. 3. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness. 4. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol ## Examples - The intoxication of wealth and power. - He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs. - Excitement leads to enthusiasm, that moral intoxication, whose effects seem incredible to the sober, while the influence which produces the extravagance appears more extraordinary than the act itself. ## Derived Forms - auto-intoxication - autointoxication - infoxication - lipointoxication - monointoxication - postintoxication - reintoxication ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown