Surfeit

Definitions

1. An excessive amount of something.
   countable
2. Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
   uncountable
3. A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
   countable
4. Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
   countable, uncountable
5. A group of skunks.
   countable

Equivalents

16 more languages

العربيةالتخمة

Българскиизлишък

Catalàempatxexcés

Cymraeggormodeddsyrffed

Danskoverflod

Suomiähkyliikamässäilyylenpalttisuusylensyödäyltäkylläisyys+ 3 more

Gaeilgeanlucht

Gàidhligseid

Magyarcsömör

한국어과다

Latinaaplestia

Nederlandsoverdaadovervloed

Polskinadmiarnadpodażprzejedzenieprzesyt+ 1 more

Русскийизбытокизлишекизлишествонеуме́ренностьобжо́рствообъеда́тьсяобъе́стьсяперееда́тьперее́сть+ 6 more

తెలుగుమొగచాటు

Українськана́длишокнадмірнадмірністьпереїдання+ 1 more

Examples

“A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.”

“With what could be a surfeit of candour, [Mike] Skinner has described DJing as more creative than playing his own⟳ songs, because, to paraphrase, of the "stress⟳" and "creativity" of not knowing what he'll be doing in three minutes' time.”

“I feel⟳ too much thy blessing: make⟳ it [this excess]less, For fear I surfeit! Now comes the sick hour that his surfeit made.”

“And take⟳ heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come⟳ upon you unawares.”

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

“the Leaves they do eat⟳ to prevent⟳ surfeit and other diseases that are incident to those that heat their blood by travels”

“Now for ſimilitudes in certain Printed diſcourſes, I thinke all Herberiſts, all ſtories of beaſts, foules, and fiſhes, are rifled vp, that they may come⟳ in multitudes to vvait vpon any of our conceits, which certainly is as abſurd a ſurfet to the eares as is poſsible.”

“Matter⟳ and argument have⟳ been supplied abundantly, and even to surfeit.”

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