hangover
Use Hangover in a sentence
vər noun
1.
the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
2.
something remaining behind from a former period or state of affairs.
3.
any aftermath of or lingering effect from a distressing experience: the post-Watergate hangover in Washington.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase hang over
1890–95, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase hang over
Synonyms
1. queasiness, sickishness, qualm, nausea.
1. queasiness, sickishness, qualm, nausea.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the delayed aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol in a relatively short period of time, characterized by headache and sometimes nausea and dizziness |
| 2. | a person or thing left over from or influenced by a past age |
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Hangover
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Word Origin & History
hangover
1894, "survival," from hang + over. Meaning "after-effect of drinking too much" is first attested 1904, on notion of something left over from the night before.
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Example sentences
The only certain way to avoid a hangover is to limit your drinking.
And the best thing after a hangover position is to not compound the mistake with more drinking.
Part of the reason is regulatory hangover from the post-war period.
His memoir evokes both the intoxication of the revolution and the hangover that followed.
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