overindulgence

overindulgence

English

Etymology

    From over- + indulgence.

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    Noun

    overindulgence (countable and uncountable, plural overindulgences)

    1. An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.
      He blames his overindulgence in food for his expanding waistline.

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