noun
- an excessive amount of something
- the state of being excessively full, especially from eating or drinking
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
verb
- to supply with too much of something
- to indulge excessively in something
Usage: formal; transitive
Usage: formal; reflexive
Examples
- The market experienced a surfeit of cheap imports.
- After the feast, he felt a surfeit from eating too much.
- The media surfeit the public with celebrity gossip.
- She surfeited herself on chocolate during the holidays.
- A surfeit of choices can sometimes be overwhelming.
- The bookstore had a surfeit of romance novels.
- Don’t surfeit yourself with too much information at once.