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surfeit

/ˈsɜː.fɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • An excessive amount of something.

    "A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price."

  • Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

  • A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.

    "King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys."

  • Disgust caused by excess; satiety.

Synonyms

nausea,
excess,
glut,
overabundance,
superfluity,
surplus,
ug,
gluttony,
overeating,
overindulgence

verb

Meaning

  • To fill (something) to excess.

  • To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).

    "She surfeited her children on sweets."

  • To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.

  • To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.

  • To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).

  • To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).

  • To indulge (in something) to excess.

  • To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).

Synonyms

cloy,
glut,
glut,
glut,
indulge,
overfeed,
overindulge,
glut,
overfeed,
stuff,
stuff