hangover
noun /ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)/
/ˈhæŋəʊvər/
- the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol
- She woke up with a terrible hangover.
- [usually singular] hangover (from something) a feeling, custom, idea, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable
- the insecure feeling that was a hangover from her childhood
- hangover laws from the previous administration