drunkenness in WordNet English dictionary

1. habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
   alcoholism  alcohol addiction  inebriation  drunkenness 
   
2. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
   "drink was his downfall"
   drink  drinking  boozing  drunkenness  crapulence 
   
3. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
   drunkenness  inebriation  inebriety  intoxication  tipsiness  insobriety