1. unpleasant physical effects (such as headache and nausea) experienced after drinking too much alcohol
Usage: plural of hangover
2. something that remains from an earlier time or situation
Usage: plural of hangover; figurative use

Examples

• Many people suffer from terrible hangovers after New Year’s Eve parties.
• She avoided hangovers by drinking plenty of water between alcoholic beverages.
• The new policy eliminated hangovers from the previous administration’s failed programs.
• These outdated rules are hangovers from a different era.
• Coffee and aspirin are common remedies for hangovers.
• The company is still dealing with hangovers from the merger two years ago.