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overindulgence

o ver in dul gence |ˌōvərənˈdəljəns ˌoʊvərənˈdəldʒəns | noun 1 the action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable: her alleged overindulgence in alcohol. 2 excessive gratification of a person's wishes: his overindulgence of her whims. DERIVATIVES o ver in dul gent |-ˈdəljənt |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

overindulgence

over |in ¦dul ¦gence |ˌəʊv (ə )rɪnˈdʌldʒ (ə )ns | noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable: her alleged overindulgence in alcohol. 2 excessive gratification of a person's wishes: his overindulgence of her whims. DERIVATIVES overindulgent adjective

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overindulgence

overindulgence noun his liver is in sorry shape thanks to thirty-some years of overindulgence: intemperance, immoderation, excess, overeating, overdrinking, gorging; informal binge. ANTONYMS abstention.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overindulgence

overindulgence noun overindulgence in food and drink: intemperance, immoderation, excess, overeating, overdrinking, prodigality, lack of restraint, gorging, surfeit, debauch, debauchery, dissipation, dissoluteness, greed, gluttony, orgy; informal binge. ANTONYMS temperance.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overindulgence

ver in d l gence 名詞 U 1 甘やかしすぎ .2 食べ [飲み ]すぎること ; «…に » 興じすぎること «in » .ver in d lge 動詞