Associations to the word «Intoxication»

Wiktionary

INTOXICATION, noun. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
INTOXICATION, noun. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.
INTOXICATION, noun. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Dictionary definition

INTOXICATION, noun. The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance.
INTOXICATION, noun. A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol.
INTOXICATION, noun. Excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne