surfeit

/'sə:fit/
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surfeit

He ate a surfeit of rich food at the feast.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An excessive amount of something, especially food or drink: A surfeit refers to an overabundance or excess that often leads to discomfort or disgust.
    • The feeling of discomfort or illness caused by such an excess: It can describe the state of being overly full or sated to the point of sickness.

  2. Verb:

    • To supply or indulge with something to excess: To surfeit someone is to provide them with too much of something, causing satiety or disgust.
    • To overindulge, especially in food or drink: To consume something to the point of excess.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • After the feast, he felt a surfeit of rich food and had to lie down.
    • The market experienced a surfeit of apples, causing prices to drop dramatically.

  • Verb:

    • The king would surfeit himself on fine wines and delicacies every night.
    • Do not surfeit the children with sweets before dinner.
Advanced Usage
  • "A surfeit of": This common phrase is used to indicate an excessive amount of something, often with a negative connotation.
    • There is a surfeit of information online, making it hard to find the truth.
  • "To surfeit on": To overconsume a particular thing.
    • It is easy to surfeit on praise and lose one's humility.
Variants and Related Words
  • Surfeited (adjective): Filled to excess; sated.
    • The surfeited guests could not eat another bite.
  • Surfeiting (noun/gerund): The act of overindulging.
    • His constant surfeiting led to poor health.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Excess, glut, overabundance, superfluity, plethora.
  • Verb: Overindulge, satiate, gorge, sate, glut.
Antonyms
  • Noun: Lack, shortage, scarcity, dearth, insufficiency.
  • Verb: Deprive, stint, abstain, fast.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Cloyed by surfeit": Made weary or disgusted by an excess. (Note: "Cloy" is a separate word meaning to disgust or sicken with an excess of sweetness or richness).
    • The audience was cloyed by a surfeit of sentimental scenes in the movie.
  • "Die of a surfeit": An archaic phrase meaning to die from overeating.
    • In the old tale, the king died of a surfeit of lampreys.
surfeit

He ate a surfeit of rich food at the feast.

Noun
  1. eating until excessively full
  2. the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
  3. the state of being more than full
Verb
  1. indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  2. supply or feed to surfeit

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