Intoxicant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

a drug that can produce a state of intoxication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɑːksɪkənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɒksɪkənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɒksɪkənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɑːksɪkənt/.

Examples

alcohol (or drink) ruined him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intoxicating inebriant alcoholic beverage alcohol alcoholic drink

Parts of Speech

noun	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent “alcohol (or drink) ruined him”
noun	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
adjective	causing

Word Forms

alcoholic	adjective	characteristic of or containing alcohol
alcoholize	verb	treat or infuse with alcohol
intoxicate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
inebriate	verb	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rauschmittel

ein Likör oder ein Gebräu, das Alkohol als Wirkstoff enthält

🇫🇷French

toxique

une liqueur ou une boisson contenant de l'alcool comme agent actif

🇪🇸Spanish

embriagante

un licor o bebida que contiene alcohol como agente activo

🇮🇹Italian

inebriante

un liquore o una miscela contenente alcol come agente attivo

🇳🇱Dutch

bedwelmend

een likeur of brouwsel dat alcohol als actief middel bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

intoxicante

um licor ou bebida contendo álcool como agente ativo

🇷🇺Russian

опьяняющий

ликер или напиток, содержащий алкоголь в качестве активного агента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नशा

एक शराब या काढ़ा जिसमें सक्रिय एजेंट के रूप में अल्कोहल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নেশাকর

সক্রিয় এজেন্ট হিসাবে অ্যালকোহল ধারণকারী একটি মদ বা মদ্যপান

🇮🇳Tamil

போதை

செயலில் உள்ள முகவராக ஆல்கஹால் கொண்ட ஒரு மதுபானம் அல்லது கஷாயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మత్తు

క్రియాశీల ఏజెంట్‌గా ఆల్కహాల్‌ను కలిగి ఉన్న మద్యం లేదా బ్రూ

🇮🇳Marathi

मादक

सक्रिय एजंट म्हणून अल्कोहोल असलेले मद्य किंवा मद्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

માદક

સક્રિય એજન્ટ તરીકે આલ્કોહોલ ધરાવતો દારૂ અથવા શરાબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಲು

ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಏಜೆಂಟ್ ಆಗಿ ಆಲ್ಕೋಹಾಲ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮದ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬ್ರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഹരി

സജീവ ഏജൻ്റായി മദ്യം അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു മദ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബ്രൂ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸ਼ਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਜਾਂ ਬਰਿਊ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਐਕਟਿਵ ਏਜੰਟ ਵਜੋਂ ਅਲਕੋਹਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشہ آور

ایک شراب یا شراب جس میں ایکٹو ایجنٹ کے طور پر الکحل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

醉人

含有酒精作为活性剂的酒或啤酒

🇯🇵Japanese

酩酊者

活性剤としてアルコールを含む酒類または醸造物

🇰🇷Korean

취하게 만드는

알코올을 활성성분으로 함유한 술이나 양조주

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất say

rượu hoặc bia có chứa cồn làm chất hoạt tính

🇹🇭Thai

มึนเมา

สุราหรือเบียร์ที่มีแอลกอฮอล์เป็นสารออกฤทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

minuman keras

minuman keras atau minuman yang mengandung alkohol sebagai zat aktif

🇵🇭Filipino

nakalalasing

isang alak o brew na naglalaman ng alkohol bilang aktibong ahente

🇲🇾Malay

memabukkan

minuman keras atau minuman yang mengandungi alkohol sebagai agen aktif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسكر

مشروب كحولي أو مشروب يحتوي على الكحول كعامل نشط

🇮🇷Persian

مست

یک مشروب یا دم کرده حاوی الکل به عنوان عامل فعال

🇹🇷Turkish

sarhoş edici

aktif madde olarak alkol içeren bir likör veya bira

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁכֵּר

משקה חריף או חליטה המכילים אלכוהול כחומר הפעיל

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