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- [druhngk]
- /drʌŋk/
- /drʌŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [druhngk]
- /drʌŋk/
Definitions of drunk word
- adjective drunk being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk. 1
- adjective drunk overcome or dominated by a strong feeling or emotion: drunk with power; drunk with joy. 1
- adjective drunk pertaining to or caused by intoxication or intoxicated persons. 1
- noun drunk any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage. 1
- noun drunk liquor; alcohol. 1
- noun drunk excessive indulgence in alcohol: Drink was his downfall. 1
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Origin of drunk
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English drunken, Old English druncen, past participle of drincan to drink
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Drunk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drunk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
drunk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drunk
adj drunk
adjective drunk
- blotto — unconscious, esp through drunkenness
- sozzled — drunk; inebriated.
- smashed — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
- well-oiled — operating with efficiency: a well-oiled department.
- bombed — under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull)
noun drunk
- tippler — a person who works at a tipple, especially at a mine.
- carouser — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- dipsomaniac — a person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink.
- toper — a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- boozer — A boozer is a pub.
Antonyms for drunk
adj drunk
noun drunk
- prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
- teetotaler — a person who abstains totally from intoxicating drink.
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