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Noun intoxication has 3 senses
  1. poisoning, toxic condition, intoxication - the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
    --1 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
    --1 has particulars:
     alkali poisoning; caffeinism, caffiene intoxication; carbon monoxide poisoning; cyanide poisoning; ergotism; mercury poisoning; naphthalene poisoning; nicotine poisoning; ophidism; paraquat poisoning; pesticide poisoning; salicylate poisoning
    Derived form: verb intoxicate3
  2. drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness - a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
    --2 is a kind of temporary state
    --2 has particulars: grogginess; sottishness
    Derived forms: verb intoxicate2, verb intoxicate3
  3. intoxication - excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"
    --3 is a kind of     exhilaration, excitement
    Derived form: verb intoxicate1
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