overdrink

Consume too much

To overdrink is to drink too much, usually alcohol: I overdrank at the party and regretted it the next morning.

The word is less common than its synonyms—most people say they drank too much rather than overdrank.

Past tense: overdrank.

Past participle: overdrunk.

intoxication

drunkenness

Impaired state from alcohol

impairment · slurred · stagger · woozy · plastered · hammered · wasted · sloshed · blotto · sozzled

hangover

headache

Cranial pain

vomiting · thirst · grogginess · dizziness · malaise · queasiness · sensitivity · lethargy · vertigo · migraine

social

party

Gathering for celebration

binge · bar · nightclub · pub crawl · toast · shots · happy hour · revelry · carousing · overindulgence

health

liver damage

Harm to detoxifying organ

gastritis · hypertension · cardiomyopathy · neuropathy · brain damage · ulcers · malnutrition · weight gain · dehydration · memory loss

addiction

alcoholism

Addiction to drinking

rehabilitation · relapse · sobriety · abstinence · recovery · twelve-step · sponsor · detox · compulsion · enabler

Categories
Opposites
consumption quantity

overdrinkabstain

Deliberately not do

sip · go without · go easy

behavioral control

overdrinkmoderate

Lessen intensity or preside

drink responsibly · pace oneself · abstain · teetotal

self-control

overdrinkmoderation

Avoidance of excess

temperance · self-restraint · abstinence · sobriety · discipline

Family

overdrinking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG