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Definition of overindulgence in English: overindulgencenoun ˌəʊv(ə)rɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nsˌoʊvərənˈdəldʒəns mass noun1The action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable. her alleged overindulgence in alcohol Example sentencesExamples - Driving an SUV when it really is not necessary is an example of overindulgence in the United States.
- It doesn't work if your pot belly is the result of over-indulgence.
- In fact, there was so much of it I rode the train home feeling thoroughly sick from overindulgence.
- PC Kevin Hemsworth said police believed an over-indulgence of alcohol was probably to blame.
- The biggest problem with overindulgence in chocolate is weight gain.
- I personally know that my body doesn't like overindulgence too much.
- Christmas is a time of over-indulgence, so I like to serve light, refreshing, fruity wines.
- Ordinary people, too, began increasingly to suffer from the effects of overindulgence, and there was concern about the rate of heart disease.
- But this late-night host puts the breaks on overindulgence by employing a serious drug-free advocacy approach.
- The measure was created to curb overindulgence by young drinkers.
- It's the time of year when people collect toys, ignore budgets and set new standards for overindulgence.
- Creating a list and sticking to it will also help to prevent overindulgence.
- Yes, limit consumption as much as possible, perhaps using drink tokens to help control over-indulgence.
- As with any other vice (drinking, drugs, nail-biting) over-indulgence has its consequences.
- All the other nights I fell over was down to pure and shameless over-indulgence.
- His death was hastened by overindulgence in alcohol.
- We got lots of new bits for the kitchen and my overindulgence hasn't been too great which is somewhat surprising.
- Others might claim to be intolerant to red wine, when in fact their body might just be recovering from past over-indulgence.
- We were on a fuzzy cloud of overexcitement and over-indulgence.
- I have a fair number of broken capillaries due both to long unprotected exposure to tropical sun and years of overindulgence in the drink.
Synonyms intemperance, immoderation, excess, overeating, overdrinking, overconsumption, prodigality, lack of restraint, gorging, surfeit, debauch, debauchery, dissipation, dissoluteness, greed, gluttony, orgy informal binge 2Excessive gratification of a person's wishes. his overindulgence of her whims Example sentencesExamples - Passing remarks in Flashes also highlighted what might be seen as another aspect of the dangers of over-indulgence in sport.
- About halfway through the film, we all heard the awful sounds of his overindulgence coming back up the pipe.
- Counseling is highly recommended as a way to focus on the underlying problems rather than simply treating the symptoms of overindulgence.
- Overindulgence has brought down everybody from Napoleon to Carnie Wilson.
- I dedicated my mornings to working on my laptop and my afternoons to exercise, counterbalancing whatever overindulgence I had planned for after sunset.
- The truth is, in the context of St Tropez, food is overshadowed by other varieties of over-indulgence.
- You can abandon yourself to pleasure but need to keep an eye on over-indulgence.
- The section on overindulgence captures the well-known observation of drunken robins that have ingested too much overripe (fermenting) fruit.
- The disaster occurred at a time of year when we have just wallowed in a shameful orgy of over-indulgence and conspicuous consumption.
- That sort of insight makes the film's occasional overindulgence forgivable.
- The Government will publish a new alcohol strategy on Monday aimed at altering Britain's attitude to drink and the growing culture of over-indulgence.
- Lets look at some way to sort out this over-indulgence - at least in young people.
- Instead, it turns out that even limited stints of overindulgence may have long-term effects.
- My one fault is the overindulgence of a bleak perspective.
- A great assembly is as soon spoiled by over-indulgence as a little child.
- According to Webster's, to spoil is "to impair the disposition or character by overindulgence or excessive praise; pamper excessively: coddle."
- An examination of the dynamics operating might reveal parents who have thwarted normal growth through pampering and over-indulgence.
- A poem on the subject warns that obsessive over-indulgence is one of the deadliest of sins.
- And the greed and overindulgence were on both sides, a fact that must never be overlooked.
- The decomposed body of King Midas, lying in state in his coffin, might be viewed as the just reward for his over-indulgence.
Definition of overindulgence in US English: overindulgencenounˌoʊvərənˈdəldʒənsˌōvərənˈdəljəns 1The action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable. her alleged overindulgence in alcohol Example sentencesExamples - As with any other vice (drinking, drugs, nail-biting) over-indulgence has its consequences.
- It's the time of year when people collect toys, ignore budgets and set new standards for overindulgence.
- We were on a fuzzy cloud of overexcitement and over-indulgence.
- Christmas is a time of over-indulgence, so I like to serve light, refreshing, fruity wines.
- Yes, limit consumption as much as possible, perhaps using drink tokens to help control over-indulgence.
- In fact, there was so much of it I rode the train home feeling thoroughly sick from overindulgence.
- The biggest problem with overindulgence in chocolate is weight gain.
- It doesn't work if your pot belly is the result of over-indulgence.
- I have a fair number of broken capillaries due both to long unprotected exposure to tropical sun and years of overindulgence in the drink.
- The measure was created to curb overindulgence by young drinkers.
- I personally know that my body doesn't like overindulgence too much.
- Driving an SUV when it really is not necessary is an example of overindulgence in the United States.
- Creating a list and sticking to it will also help to prevent overindulgence.
- His death was hastened by overindulgence in alcohol.
- Others might claim to be intolerant to red wine, when in fact their body might just be recovering from past over-indulgence.
- PC Kevin Hemsworth said police believed an over-indulgence of alcohol was probably to blame.
- All the other nights I fell over was down to pure and shameless over-indulgence.
- We got lots of new bits for the kitchen and my overindulgence hasn't been too great which is somewhat surprising.
- Ordinary people, too, began increasingly to suffer from the effects of overindulgence, and there was concern about the rate of heart disease.
- But this late-night host puts the breaks on overindulgence by employing a serious drug-free advocacy approach.
Synonyms intemperance, immoderation, excess, overeating, overdrinking, overconsumption, prodigality, lack of restraint, gorging, surfeit, debauch, debauchery, dissipation, dissoluteness, greed, gluttony, orgy 2Excessive gratification of a person's wishes. his overindulgence of her whims Example sentencesExamples - Overindulgence has brought down everybody from Napoleon to Carnie Wilson.
- An examination of the dynamics operating might reveal parents who have thwarted normal growth through pampering and over-indulgence.
- A poem on the subject warns that obsessive over-indulgence is one of the deadliest of sins.
- And the greed and overindulgence were on both sides, a fact that must never be overlooked.
- About halfway through the film, we all heard the awful sounds of his overindulgence coming back up the pipe.
- The section on overindulgence captures the well-known observation of drunken robins that have ingested too much overripe (fermenting) fruit.
- Instead, it turns out that even limited stints of overindulgence may have long-term effects.
- I dedicated my mornings to working on my laptop and my afternoons to exercise, counterbalancing whatever overindulgence I had planned for after sunset.
- You can abandon yourself to pleasure but need to keep an eye on over-indulgence.
- The decomposed body of King Midas, lying in state in his coffin, might be viewed as the just reward for his over-indulgence.
- That sort of insight makes the film's occasional overindulgence forgivable.
- According to Webster's, to spoil is "to impair the disposition or character by overindulgence or excessive praise; pamper excessively: coddle."
- The Government will publish a new alcohol strategy on Monday aimed at altering Britain's attitude to drink and the growing culture of over-indulgence.
- Counseling is highly recommended as a way to focus on the underlying problems rather than simply treating the symptoms of overindulgence.
- Passing remarks in Flashes also highlighted what might be seen as another aspect of the dangers of over-indulgence in sport.
- My one fault is the overindulgence of a bleak perspective.
- The disaster occurred at a time of year when we have just wallowed in a shameful orgy of over-indulgence and conspicuous consumption.
- A great assembly is as soon spoiled by over-indulgence as a little child.
- The truth is, in the context of St Tropez, food is overshadowed by other varieties of over-indulgence.
- Lets look at some way to sort out this over-indulgence - at least in young people.
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