overnutrition

[ oh-ver-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo- ]
noun

  1. the excessive intake of food, especially in unbalanced proportions.

Origin of overnutrition

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + nutrition

Words Nearby overnutrition

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How to use overnutrition in a sentence

  • His brains are an accident, possibly from overnutrition as De Gourmont has declared.

    Egoists | James Huneker

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