Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overfeed
nounoverfeeding (countable and uncountable, plural overfeedings)
plural overfeedings
- countableuncountableExcessive feeding.
It must not be wrongly inferred that these overfeedings bring on the attack, for this will occur no matter how sharply the food-supply may be controlled.
1893, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, volume 20, number 2, page 452
Translations
Finnish ylisyöttäminen
- ylisyöttäminenTranslations
German Überfütterung, Überernährung
- ÜberfütterungTranslations
- ÜberernährungTranslations
Greek υπερσιτισμός
- υπερσιτισμός (ypersitismós)Translations
Polish nadmierne karmienie
- nadmierne karmienieTranslations
Russian перека́рмливание
- перека́рмливание (perekármlivanije)Translations
Spanish sobrealimentación
- sobrealimentaciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
overfeeding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfeeding
MLA
“overfeeding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfeeding. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfeeding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfeeding.
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