state of being dead drunk; heavily intoxicated state
Refers to a condition of extreme drunkenness, often implying loss of control or consciousness. Used in formal or descriptive contexts.
He was lying on the street in a state of dead drunkenness.
Driving while heavily intoxicated is extremely dangerous.
酩酊 is a more formal or literary term for intoxication, often used in legal or medical contexts, while 泥酔状態 is a descriptive compound for the state of being dead drunk.
泥酔 is the shorter noun meaning 'dead drunk', while 泥酔状態 explicitly adds 'state/condition'.
Compound of 泥酔 (dead drunk) and 状態 (state, condition). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the components are standard Sino-Japanese morphemes.