surfeit

[ sur-fit ]

/ ˈsɜr fɪt /

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noun

excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.

excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.

an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.

general disgust caused by excess or satiety.

verb (used with object)

to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink.

to supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate.

verb (used without object)

to eat or drink to excess.

to suffer from the effects of overindulgence in eating or drinking.

to indulge to excess in anything.

Origin of surfeit

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait<Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur-sur-¹ + fait<Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR surfeit

1 superabundance, superfluity.

5, 6 stuff, gorge.

6 fill.

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ANTONYMS FOR surfeit

1 lack.

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OTHER WORDS FROM surfeit

un·sur·feit·ed, adjectiveun·sur·feit·ing, adjective

Words nearby surfeit

surfboarding, surf boat, surf casting, surf clam, surf duck, surfeit, surfer's knobs, surfer's knot, surffish, surficial, surfie

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Example sentences from the Web for surfeit

There are no wrenching epiphanies, just mild embarrassments and a surfeit of confusion.
Paul Auster, Bernhard Schlink, and More of This Week’s Hot Reads: Aug. 13, 2012|Mythili Rao|August 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The culture wars have presented us with a surfeit of either/ors.
The Culture Wars' Next Frontier|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I had felt so sure that some months of honeymoon would prove a surfeit and restore you to reason.
Letters of Two Brides|Honore de Balzac
Many died a few days after they arrived, from exhaustion or from the surfeit of food after long hunger.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

Occasionally such a surfeit cost her the confinement of a whole week.
Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders|William A. Alcott
To-day people complain of a surfeit: but it is not for readers to complain; the remedy is easy; nothing forces them to read.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary|Voltaire
It was here the Duc de Vendme died from a surfeit of fish, of which he was passionately fond.
Glories of Spain|Charles W. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for surfeit

surfeit

/ (ˈsɜːfɪt) /

noun

(usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount

overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking

disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence

verb

(tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate

(intr) archaic to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess

(intr) obsolete to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence

Derived forms of surfeit

surfeiter, noun

Word Origin for surfeit

C13: from French surfait, from surfaire to overdo, from sur- 1 + faire, from Latin facere to do

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单词	surfeit
释义	surfeit [ sur-fit ] / ˈsɜr fɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surfeit ON THESAURUS.COM noun excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking. excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking. an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking. general disgust caused by excess or satiety. verb (used with object) to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink. to supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate. verb (used without object) to eat or drink to excess. to suffer from the effects of overindulgence in eating or drinking. to indulge to excess in anything. Origin of surfeit 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait<Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur-sur-¹ + fait<Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun SYNONYMS FOR surfeit 1 superabundance, superfluity. 5, 6 stuff, gorge. 6 fill. SEE SYNONYMS FOR surfeit ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR surfeit 1 lack. SEE ANTONYMS FOR surfeit ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM surfeit un·sur·feit·ed, adjectiveun·sur·feit·ing, adjective Words nearby surfeit surfboarding, surf boat, surf casting, surf clam, surf duck, surfeit, surfer's knobs, surfer's knot, surffish, surficial, surfie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surfeit There are no wrenching epiphanies, just mild embarrassments and a surfeit of confusion. Paul Auster, Bernhard Schlink, and More of This Week’s Hot Reads: Aug. 13, 2012\|Mythili Rao\|August 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The culture wars have presented us with a surfeit of either/ors. The Culture Wars' Next Frontier\|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\|November 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST I had felt so sure that some months of honeymoon would prove a surfeit and restore you to reason. Letters of Two Brides\|Honore de Balzac Many died a few days after they arrived, from exhaustion or from the surfeit of food after long hunger. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton Occasionally such a surfeit cost her the confinement of a whole week. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders\|William A. Alcott To-day people complain of a surfeit: but it is not for readers to complain; the remedy is easy; nothing forces them to read. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary\|Voltaire It was here the Duc de Vendme died from a surfeit of fish, of which he was passionately fond. Glories of Spain\|Charles W. Wood British Dictionary definitions for surfeit surfeit / (ˈsɜːfɪt) / noun (usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence verb (tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate (intr) archaic to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess (intr) obsolete to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence Derived forms of surfeit surfeiter, noun Word Origin for surfeit C13: from French surfait, from surfaire to overdo, from sur- 1 + faire, from Latin facere to do Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to surfeit profusion, glut, plethora, saturation, surplus, overabundance, plenitude, superabundance, overmuch, overindulgence, satisfaction, superfluity, repletion, satiety, overflow, remainder, bellyful, overplus, overkill, satisfy
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surfeit

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of surfeit

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British Dictionary definitions for surfeit

noun

verb

Derived forms of surfeit

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