overindulgence

o·ver·in·dulge (

n-d

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v. o·ver·in·dulged, o·ver·in·dulg·ing, o·ver·in·dulg·es

v.tr.

1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess: overindulging a fondness for chocolate.

2. To indulge (a person) excessively: overindulges his children.

v.intr.

To indulge in something to excess.

over·in·dulgence n.

over·in·dulgent adj.

over·in·dulgent·ly adv.

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Noun

overindulgence - excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

excess

humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

overindulgence

noun excess, overeating, intemperance, immoderation, lack of restraint or balance His condition is the natural consequence of a lifetime's overindulgence.

Translations

overindulgence [ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒəns] N

1. (= excess) → abuso m (in de)

2. (with children) → exceso m de tolerancia (towards con)

overindulgence

→ allzu große Nachsicht or Nachgiebigkeit (of sb jdm gegenüber)

(as regards eating) → Völlerei f; overindulgence in wine → übermäßiger Weingenuss; overindulgence in cigarettes → zu starkes Rauchen; the author’s regrettable overindulgence in the use of metaphor → die bedauerlicherweise ungezügelte Vorliebe dieses Autors für Metaphern

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In spite of his wisdom, he could not find fault with her for her overindulgence of the children, who had managed to convert Dinah the preacher, before whom a circle of rough men had often trembled a little, into a convenient household slave--though Dinah herself was rather ashamed of this weakness, and had some inward conflict as to her departure from the precepts of Solomon.

Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context

They all had to go, even little Stanislovas, who was ill from overindulgence in sausages and sarsaparilla.

The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context

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