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Meanings of drunkenness in inglês

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A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol.

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The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.

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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.

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Usage of drunkenness in inglês
1
You take one side or the other in the war against drunkenness.
The Abominations of Modern Society
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In this case the charges were non-support and drunkenness and extreme cruelty.
Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information
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It is by the sloth, the drunkenness or the villainy of servants.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 / Swift's Wr...
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It is never the kind of drunkenness you know in America, however.
On the Edge of the War Zone / From the Battle of the Marne to th...
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Objection 1: It would seem that drunkenness is the gravest of sins.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
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Bad liquor is at the root of half the drunkenness I know.
Red Pottage
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Their main revenues are drawn from the continual drunkenness of the people.
The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories
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They passed with the utmost rapidity through all the stages of drunkenness.
The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
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He was verging toward complete drunkenness, but in the meantime became amorous.
The Gray Dawn
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In the meantime, you will consider yourself under an arrest for drunkenness.
Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2
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But it was not the drunkenness of wine which inspired his soul.
The Soul of the War
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There had been a case or two of drunkenness at the hospital.
The Red Planet
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Objection 1: It would seem that drunkenness is not a mortal sin.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
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Objection 1: It would seem that drunkenness does not excuse from sin.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
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But I do not read that he recanted the charge of drunkenness.
Historical Lectures and Essays
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The abolition of drunkenness by local option is selfish, unpractical, and unscriptural.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes
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Translations for drunkenness
Drunkenness through the time
Drunkenness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common