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Hangover

/ˈhæŋəʊvə/

Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

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📖 Definitions of "Hangover"

noun

1
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
"I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover – I’ll not be doing that again any time soon."
2
Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of something else, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
3
An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
4
A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hangover"

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Word	Definition
holdovernoun	(countable) Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hangover"

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Word	Definition
holdovernoun	(countable) Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
bingenoun	A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
woodnoun	(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
timbernoun	(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
woodennoun	A surname.
vestigenoun	(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
lumbernoun	(Canada, US) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
bendernoun	(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
headachenoun	(medicine) A pain or ache in the head.
tracenoun	An act of tracing.
remnantnoun	A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
relicnoun	That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
realitynoun	The state of being actual or real; realness.
veisalgianoun	(medicine) The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
hangxietynoun	(neologism) An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension, remorse, and/or obsessive concern about some uncertain event, which may be experienced during the day(s) following a bout of alcohol drinking. It however can also refer to one of the classic symptoms of alcohol’s rebound effect, which is a physiological mechanism, rather than a psychological regret.
cocktail flunoun	(colloquial) A hangover or other negative symptoms experienced the day after ingesting alcohol.
alcohol intoxicationnoun	Synonym of drunkenness.
red wine headachenoun	A headache, often accompanied by nausea and flushing, that occurs in some people after they drink red wine.
drink problemnoun	Alternative form of drinking problem. [(informal) Compulsive, excessive consumption of alcohol.]
alcoholismnoun	A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.