surfeit
IPA: sˈɝfʌt
noun
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
verb
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
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Examples of "surfeit" in Sentences
- After the holiday feast, I felt a surfeit of food and couldn't eat another bite
- The restaurant's generous portions left us with a surfeit of leftovers to take home
- The surfeit of information available online can be overwhelming at times
- His extravagant spending habits eventually led to a surfeit of debt
- The abundance of options at the buffet left us with a surfeit of choices to make
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