noun
- states of being drunk or under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- states of great excitement or elation
Usage: plural form
Usage: figurative use; plural form
Examples
- The hospital treated several cases of alcohol intoxications over the weekend.
- Police officers are trained to recognize signs of drug intoxications.
- The festival resulted in numerous public intoxications and arrests.
- Her intoxications with success made her overconfident.
- The poet wrote about the intoxications of first love.
- Multiple intoxications were reported at the college party.