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Definition of "overindulgence" []

  • An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary. (noun)

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Use "overindulgence" in a sentence
  • "(Soundbite of song, "Symphony No. 8") MONTAGNE: It's Gustav Mahler - sure puts to music the notion of overindulgence, which is where we begin this year's post Thanksgiving chat with music commentator Miles Hoffman."
  • "Exhausted by long-term overindulgence, in 1983 Hodge checked into the rehabilitation clinic Broadway Lodge."
  • "The show sometimes pushes too hard for shock value, especially where Macy and an agoraphobic lunatic played by Joan Cusack are concerned, but that kind of overindulgence comes with the pay-cable territory."