English Explanatory Dictionary

surfeit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sated; surfeited; filled.
noun
  1. An excessive amount of something.
  2. Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
  3. A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
  4. Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
  5. A group of skunks.
verb
  1. To fill (something) to excess.
  2. To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
  3. To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
  4. To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
  5. To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess.
  6. To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
  7. To indulge (in something) to excess.
  8. To become sick from overindulgence.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜː.fɪt/ /ˈsɝː.fɪt/ en-us-surfeit.ogg

Word forms

surfeit more surfeit most surfeit surfeits surfeiting surfeited

Etymology

From Middle English surfeite, surfet, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”). The adjective is derived from the noun.

Synonyms

excess glut overabundance superfluity surplus ug gluttony overeating overindulgence nausea stuff overfeed cloy indulge overindulge

Related words

surfeiting surfeitly surfeitness surfeitous

Derived words

surfeit water surfeiter surfeitive unsurfeited unsurfeiting

Translations

Bulgarian: препълвам Bulgarian: натъпквам Polish: przepełniać Polish: przepełnić Polish: przekarmiać Polish: przekarmić Russian: переполня́ть Russian: перепо́лнить Russian: перека́рмливать Russian: перекорми́ть Spanish: colmar German: überfüttern German: vollstopfen
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