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sur·feit
 surfeit
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- pronunciation:
- suhr
fiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an extra or excessive amount; oversupply; surplus.
There was a surfeit of apples that year, and many went into cider.There is always a surfeit of actors hoping to get an audition.- synonyms:
- excess, overabundance, oversupply, superfluity, surplus
- antonyms:
- dearth, lack
- similar words:
- bellyful, fat, glut, overflow, plethora, saturation
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definition 2: |
excessive indulgence in food or drink.
- synonyms:
- excess, gluttony, gorge
- antonyms:
- dearth
- similar words:
- glut, orgy, overindulgence, pig-out, rapaciousness, voraciousness
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definition 3: |
satiety or disgust as a result of such overindulgence.
- synonyms:
- bloat, glut, repletion, satiety
- similar words:
- disgust, nausea
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related words: |
bloat, overweight, profusion |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
surfeits, surfeiting, surfeited |
definition: |
to feed, fill, or supply to excess; satiate.
The feast surfeited the guests, some of whom now felt unable to move.- synonyms:
- glut, sate, satiate, saturate
- antonyms:
- whet
- similar words:
- fill, gorge, inundate, overflow, overload, stuff
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related words: |
cloy, fill, glut, quench, saturate |
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derivation: |
surfeited (adj.) |
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