overindulged
past simple and past participle ofoverindulge
overindulge
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌəʊ.və.rɪnˈdʌldʒ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈdʌldʒ/[I]
toallowyourself to have too much of somethingenjoyable,especiallyfoodordrink:
IwishI hadn't overindulged so much lastnight.
Somepeopleregularlyoverindulgeinalcohol.
Synonyms
bingeinformal
gorge
overeat
[T]
toallowsomeone to have more of somethingenjoyablethan is good for them:
Arthurobsessivelytriedbeing theoppositeof hisfatherby overindulging hiseldestson.
It's not good forchildrento be overindulged.
- I overindulged atdinner, and now Ifeelsick.
- Planningaheadmakes it lesslikelyyou'll overindulge.
- Thedirectortendsto overindulge in emotion-heighteningexcerptsofrockmusic.
- Do you overindulgeyourkids?
- 71% of those who said they had been overindulged askidsreportednotfeelingsatisfiedasgrown-ups.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Drinking
Treating someone well
Examplesofoverindulged
overindulged
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Good middle-class women could write primers featuringoverindulgedor ailing bodies with authority and social sanction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That instrument builders and dealers may be included amongst those who indulged andoverindulgedin drinking is documented in a variety of cases.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I am afraid that theyoverindulgedthere and returned on the tilting train.
From the
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They may give great pleasure and enjoyment, provided they are indulged in moderation; but ifoverindulged, they may lead to great evil, squalor and even crime.
From the
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Hoka, like pickles, is a tasty appetizer in moderation, but leaves a characteristic aftertaste ifoverindulged.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Children and teens who are perceived as spoiled may be described asoverindulged, grandiose, narcissistic or egocentric-regressed.
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- excess material
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- excess mortality
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- excess-mortality
- excess nitrogen
- excess oxygen
- excess payment
- excess production
- excess profit
- excess reserves
- excess return
- excess revenue
- excess risk
- excess salt
- excess skin
- excess supply
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- Exch
- exchange
- exchangeable
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