overindulgence

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˌoʊvɚɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ UK /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
excessive gratification of one's appetites or desires

A holiday of overindulgence left him resolving to diet in January.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · excessive gratification of... excess intemperanceimmoderationoverconsumptiondissipation gluttony

Opposites

moderation restraint abstinence temperance

Word family

Related forms indulge indulgenceoverindulge

Etymology

From over- ('excessively') plus indulgence, from Latin indulgentia ('a yielding, kindness'), from indulgere ('to be lenient toward'). Excessive gratification of appetites.

indulgēre Latin

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Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives

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# overindulgence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚɪnˈdʌldʒəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒəns/

## Meanings
1. excessive gratification of one's appetites or desires

## Examples
- A holiday of overindulgence left him resolving to diet in January.

## Synonyms
- excess
- intemperance
- immoderation
- overconsumption
- dissipation
- gluttony

## Antonyms
- moderation
- restraint
- abstinence
- temperance

## Related Forms
- indulge
- indulgence
- overindulge

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: indulgēre

## Etymology
From over- ('excessively') plus indulgence, from Latin indulgentia ('a yielding, kindness'), from indulgere ('to be lenient toward'). Excessive gratification of appetites.

## AI Etymology
Overindulgence is from over- ('excessively') plus indulgence, from Latin indulgentia ('a yielding, kindness'), from indulgere ('to be lenient toward'). Excessive gratification of appetites. Important recorded forms include indulgēre (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers excessive gratification of one's appetites or desires. The wider family includes related words such as indulge, indulgence, and overindulge.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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