overeating

Thân thiện

A child feels sick after overeating at the birthday party.

Definition

Noun 1. The act or habit of consuming food in excessive quantities: The condition of eating more than is necessary or healthy, often to the point of discomfort or illness. 2. (Personified as one of the deadly sins): In a religious or moral context, the vice of gluttony, representing excessive indulgence in food and drink.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage:
  • Chronic overeating can lead to serious health problems like obesity and heart disease.
  • The holiday feast often results in temporary overeating.
• Moral/Religious Context:
  • In the list of seven deadly sins, overeating is traditionally known as gluttony.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical/Medical Context: Used to describe a behavioral pattern associated with certain eating disorders, such as binge eating disorder.
  • The therapy session focused on addressing the patient's cycles of overeating.

Variants and Related Words

• Overeat (verb): To eat to excess.
  • He tends to overeat when he's stressed.
• Gluttony (noun): The habitual act or sin of overeating; excessive indulgence.
• Binge eating (noun): A specific pattern of consuming very large amounts of food in a short period, often with a feeling of loss of control.

Synonyms

• Gluttony
• Gorging
• Bingeing

Antonyms

• Abstinence
• Fasting
• Moderation (in eating)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To make a pig of oneself (idiom): To overeat in a greedy or messy manner.
  • He really made a pig of himself at the buffet.

Học thuật

Noun

1. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gluttony
• gula