🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

酔っ払い

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yopparai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drunkenness/ˈdrʌŋ.kən.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の酔っ払いは明らかだった。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being intoxicated or affected by alcohol.

    "After several drinks, he fell into a state of drunkenness that made him forget the evening's events."
  2. 2

    A condition characterized by impaired physical and mental faculties due to excessive alcohol consumption.

    "Her drunkenness led to a series of poor decisions that she regretted the next day."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'drunkenness' originates from the Old English 'druncen', meaning 'to be intoxicated', which evolved from Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, it has maintained its association with the state of being under the influence of alcohol.

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