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comfort eating

[ kuhm-fert ee-ting ]

noun

  1. emotional eating, especially as a response to sad, depressing, or upsetting feelings or experiences: Compare stress eating ( def ).

    Cake and bread are my go-to for comfort eating when I am down.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of comfort eating1

First recorded in 1965–70

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