overfeeding

Thân thiện

A veterinarian warns the owner about overfeeding the dog.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or practice of giving too much food: "overfeeding" refers to providing food in quantities greater than what is needed or healthy, often leading to negative consequences.

Usage

• As a subject: "Overfeeding can cause health problems in pets."
• As an object: "The veterinarian warned against the overfeeding of the puppy."

Examples

Advanced Usage

• In a medical/nutritional context: The term is often used in discussions about animal husbandry, infant care, or patient care to describe harmful feeding practices.
  • Overfeeding in intensive aquaculture can pollute the water.

Variants and Related Words

• Overfeed (verb): To feed to excess.
  • You will overfeed the fish if you give them that much food.

Synonyms

• Overeating (Note: "Overeating" typically refers to the act of too much food oneself, while "overfeeding" refers to the act of too much food to another.)
• Excessive feeding

Antonyms

• Underfeeding
• Starvation

Học thuật

Noun

1. excessive feeding