Word Finder - intoxication

definition

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

example

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

definition

The state of being intoxicated or drunk.

synonyms

• drunkenness
• ebriety
• inebriation

definition

The act of intoxicating or making drunk.

definition

A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Theodore had now given himself up to intoxication and lust.

Then the frontal attack stopped and both divisions abandoned themselves to the intoxication of victory.

The delights of love are made to stand for the raptures of union with the divine, the tavern symbolizes an oratory, and intoxication is the bewilderment of sense before the surpassing vision.

Napper Tandy, who was drunk during most of the expedition, took possession of the village of Rutland, where he hoisted an Irish flag and issued a bombastic proclamation; but learning the complete failure of Humbert's expedition, and that Connaught instead of being in open rebellion was perfectly quiet, the futility of the enterprise was apparent to the French if not to Tandy himself; and the latter having been carried on board the "Anacreon" in a state of intoxication, the vessel sailed round the north of Scotland to avoid the English fleet, and reached Bergen in safety, whence Tandy made his way to Hamburg with three or four companions.

Total exchange transfusion has been used in the treatment of severe intoxication in children.

Edward Furlong has also battled with alcohol and drug use, having been charged with driving under the influence as well as public intoxication.

Charlie Sheen's personal life often makes headlines including reports on drug abuse, alcohol intoxication, marital problems, domestic violence and destruction of personal property.

You also may be liable if someone gets injured while attending your party or is harmed afterwards as a result of intoxication.

The company offers rare herbs such as Borrachera, a Latin American herb used to reverse the effects of alcohol intoxication.

I'm more inclined to offer appetizers, cheese, or small bites to pair with wine that may bring out the best in both and reduce intoxication.

Intoxication - Consuming alcohol faster than your body can process it leads to becoming intoxicated, which, at its simplest is basically, poisoning the body.

In substance dependence, as the patient's tolerance for the drug increases, increased amounts of a substance are needed to achieve the desired effect or level of intoxication.

Pyromania is diagnosed when fire-setting is not better explained by conduct disorder, antisocial personality disorder, mental impairment, delusions or hallucinations, or intoxication.

Alcohol use disorders include alcohol dependence, alcohol abuse, alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal.

These children may experience frequent acute intoxication or withdrawal symptoms, medical complications, or an inability to stop or reduce their alcohol intake.

Alcohol or drug intoxication is an additional factor in closed-fist injuries.

Overhydration, also called water excess or water intoxication, is a condition in which the body contains too much water.

An adult whose heart, kidneys, and pituitary gland are functioning properly would have to drink more than two gallons of water a day to develop water intoxication.

Since the brain is the organ most susceptible to overhydration, a change in behavior is usually the first symptom of water intoxication.

Blood pressure is sometimes higher than normal, but elevations may not be noticed even when the degree of water intoxication is serious.

Mild water intoxication is usually corrected by drinking less than a quart of water a day for several days.

Untreated water intoxication can be fatal, but this outcome is quite rare.

The intoxication destroys healthy tissue in the upper area of the throat around the tonsils or in open wounds in the skin.

Finish your drink before you hit the dance floor, as a drink in hand can lead to speedy intoxication and poor judgment.

Her pregnancy was reported while she was spending time in a Florida jail cell on charges stemming from intoxication and resisting arrest.

She was later arrested again for disorderly intoxication among other charges.

But a Psi 2000 intoxication afflicted the members of the Enterprise and she admitted her feelings to Spock during this time.

An informant of Goldsmith saw him once "run naked through the park in a state of intoxication."

Pure ethyl alcohol intoxication, indeed, is rarely seen, being modified in the case of spirits by the higher alcohols contained in fusel oil.

The expert can immediately detect the peculiarly virulent characters of the mixed intoxication due to the consumption of spirits containing a large percentage of fusel oil.

The Four Intoxications are the mental intoxication arising respectively from (1) Bodily passions, (2) Becoming, (3) Delusion, (4) Ignorance.

The condition has often been mistaken for intoxication.

Intoxication (but this apparently only applies to those not inured to the use of the liquor) follows in about twenty minutes.

A bacterial infection when analysed is seen to be of the nature of an intoxication.

The grounds for divorce in the state are adultery, impotence, extreme cruelty, desertion for three consecutive years next preceding the application, gross and confirmed habits of intoxication, cruel and abusive treatment, or a husband's gross or wanton refusal or neglect to provide a suitable maintenance for his wife.

But it undoubtedly prolongs life, lessens suffering, and by checking the growth of bacteria upon the cancer reduces the fetid odour and the symptoms of septic intoxication.

Alcohol or drug intoxication, delirium, obesity and respiratory problems (asthma among them) can increase the risk of positional asphyxia.

Acute intoxication by inadvertent oral ingestion of tiotropium bromide capsules is unlikely due to low oral bioavailability.

For the large team of police on duty, intoxication was the prime culprit for action they had to take.

A dose of cannabis which could cause intense intoxication in a na"ve user may have little or no effect in a regular cannabis user.

But this tree, which bore the fruit used in the Soma sacrifices to produce intoxication and the somnambulic sleep, was lost.

Whatever is intended to produce hypnosis, is likely to induce sordid intoxication, or creates fog, has got to be given up.

Increased hostility and aggression after barbiturates and alcohol usually indicates intoxication.

How such plant cells avoid intoxication has remained an open question.

In a regular user of cannabis, acute intoxication by the drug would have little effect on performance.

For these reasons the House declined to create a new doctrine of involuntary intoxication.

We do have plenty of ancient historical texts that describe divine intoxication.

Withdrawal results in a migraine-like headache which has led sufferers to treat with further doses, developing a particular syndrome of chronic ergot intoxication.

There may be a display of basic personality traits and emotions much the same as with alcoholic intoxication.

My first experience with a client with water intoxication was in the early 1980s.