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noun
Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intemperance, intemperateness
Narrower terms: drinking bout
History
From crapulent + -ence, from Latin crapula (“excessive drinking, intoxication”).
