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drunk

drunk

56 3.0
Feeling a very strong emotion that makes you excited or unable to think clearly
  • adjective
  • /drʌŋk/
translation icon : embriagado
  • Standing on the mountaintop, she was drunk on the beauty of the view.

That reminds me, my dad is is drunk with power on Twitter.

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Examples

  • Kevin and I get drunk over his stories, with bourbon that he keeps fetching from somewhere.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • So you feel drunk with power now.

  • "We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time."

  • - Oh, are you feeling more free or are you just more drunk?

  • "Did it ever occur to you that I got drunk because Daddy was dying?"

    Fiction book (1995)
  • " He rocked back and forth, drunk not from the wine but from some inner joy."

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Not drunk on alcohol, but drunk on ideology, drunk on and on religion, drunk on fantasies.

  • I have been stumbling down it for years, drunk on unanswered questions.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • She felt drunk with happiness after receiving the good news.

  • After the argument, he was drunk with anger and couldn't think clearly.

Synonyms

under the influence
vsdrunk
  • NSFW
46 5.8

Not able to do daily tasks safely because of alcohol or drugs

extends this idea to nonchemical overwhelm from strong emotions or sensations
intoxicated
vsdrunk
  • NSFW
44 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

also covers feeling overwhelmed by a strong emotion or sensation
inebriated
vsdrunk
  • Formal
8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

adds a figurative sense of being overwhelmed by emotion or sensation
drunk as a skunk
vsdrunk
  • Informal
4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

covers both literal intoxication and strong emotional overwhelm in neutral terms
blind drunk
vsdrunk
  • Informal
3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

can also mean merely appearing affected or overwhelmed without full blackout
punch-drunk
vsdrunk
2 8.1

A person who feels very dazed and confused as if hit many times

is the same feeling but can come from alcohol or intense emotion
in the drink
vsdrunk
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

adds an extended sense of seeming affected by strong emotion or sensation
hammered
vsdrunk
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

can also describe seeming overwhelmed by a strong sensation rather than substances
sozzled
vsdrunk
  • Slang
1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is broader, also meaning overwhelmed by intense feelings or sensations
wasted
vsdrunk
  • NSFW
8.4

Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly

covers milder affected states and figurative emotional overwhelm as well
smashed
vsdrunk
  • Slang
8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is broader, also applying to appearing affected by strong feelings
plastered
vsdrunk
  • Informal
8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

also includes milder appearances of being affected or emotionally stunned
sloshed
vsdrunk
  • Informal
9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is more general and can include nonalcoholic overwhelming sensations
soaked
vsdrunk
  • Informal
8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

can also describe appearing strongly affected emotionally or by sensation
fuddled
vsdrunk
  • Archaic
9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

is wider, also covering being overwhelmed by emotion or vivid sensation
pixilated
vsdrunk
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is more current and also includes nonbehavioural feelings of overwhelm
in one's cups
vsdrunk
  • Archaic
9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the everyday sense that can also be used figuratively for strong feelings
loaded
vsdrunk
  • Informal
8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is more neutral and can also mean feeling overwhelmed by emotion

Antonyms

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

Idioms

drunk as a skunk
  • Informal
4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

blind drunk
  • Informal
3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

Compounds

10 8.4

A person arrested for being drunk and causing trouble in public

good drunk
  • Informal
1 8.8

A person who has had too much alcohol but stays friendly and fun

cheap drunk
  • Informal
1 8.6

A person who gets drunk after only a small amount of alcohol

9.3

A person who is very drunk and helpless, often drooling

expensive drunk
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who drinks too much and always buys expensive alcohol

How Overwhelmed

engulfment
1 8.2
drunk
56 3.0
moved
3.6
touched
3.7
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

drunk positive

Etymology

Drunk was first used for alcohol, but people began to use it for strong feelings too, as if an emotion fills you like drink fills you. So to be drunk with joy or excitement means 'overwhelmed by a strong feeling'.