Surfeit Definition

sûrfĭt
surfeits
verb
surfeits
To feed or supply to satiety or excess.
Webster's New World
To indulge or be supplied to satiety or excess; overindulge.
Webster's New World

(intransitive, reflexive) To sicken from overindulgence.

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noun
surfeits
Overindulgence, esp. in food or drink.
Webster's New World
Too great an amount or supply; excess (of)
A surfeit of compliments.
Webster's New World
Discomfort, disgust, nausea, etc. resulting from any kind of excess; satiety.
Webster's New World

(countable) An excessive amount of something.

A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price.
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Other Word Forms of Surfeit

Noun

Singular:
surfeit
Plural:
surfeits

Origin of Surfeit

  • Middle English surfeten from surfait excess from Old French from past participle of surfaire to overdo sur- sur- faire to do (from Latin facere dhē- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed"), from sur- + faire (“to do").

    From Wiktionary

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