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OVERINDULGENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overindulgence mean?
• OVERINDULGENCE (noun)
The noun OVERINDULGENCE has 1 sense:
1. excessive indulgence
Familiarity information: OVERINDULGENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive indulgence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
excess; overindulgence
Context example:
the child was spoiled by overindulgence
Hypernyms ("overindulgence" is a kind of...):
humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
Derivation:
overindulge (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself)
overindulgent (excessively indulgent)
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