Meanings
nounoverindulgence (countable and uncountable, plural overindulgences)
plural overindulgences
- countableuncountableAn 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishindulgence
- Englishoverindulgence
From over- + indulgence.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian прекаляване
- прекаляване (prekaljavane)act of overindulging
Chinese Mandarin 過於沉溺 /过于沉溺
- 過於沉溺 /过于沉溺 (guòyú chénnì)act of overindulging
Finnish ylenpalttisuus, hillittömyys
- ylenpalttisuusact of overindulging
- hillittömyysact of overindulging
- mässäilyact of overindulging
- ylensyöntiact of overindulging
German Übermäßigkeit, Maßlosigkeit
- Übermäßigkeitact of overindulging
- Maßlosigkeitact of overindulging
- übermäßiger Genussact of overindulging
- Völlereiact of overindulging
Polish nadużywanie
- nadużywanieact of overindulging
Russian злоупотребле́ние, баловство́
- злоупотребле́ние (zloupotreblénije)act of overindulging
- баловство́ (balovstvó)act of overindulging
Cite this entry
APA
overindulgence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overindulgence
MLA
“overindulgence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overindulgence. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overindulgence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overindulgence.
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