Surfeit

/ˈsɜː.fɪt/

noun

  1. An excessive amount of something.

    A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.

  2. Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

  3. A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.

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

Synonyms: nausea, excess, glut, overabundance, superfluity, surplus, ug, gluttony

verb

  1. To fill (something) to excess.

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

    She surfeited her children on sweets.

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

Synonyms: cloy, glut, glut, glut, indulge, overfeed, overindulge, glut

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