overindulgence

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ indulgence.

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Noun

overindulgence (countable and uncountable, plural overindulgences)

  1. An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.
    He blames his overindulgence in food for his expanding waistline.

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