immoderation

[ ih-mod-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. lack of moderation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immoderation¹

First recorded in 1535–45, immoderation is from the Latin word immoderātiōn- (stem of immoderātiō ). See im- ², moderation

Example Sentences

States are generally not well served by one-party domination; often the result is hubris and immoderation.

From Washington Post

One-party rule in any state is a recipe for immoderation and poor governance.

From Washington Post

Wade — reforming the tax code and the alleged immoderation of Democrats.

From Washington Post

If the vote suppression also returns the White House to Republican hands, the kind of immoderation that Sinema claims to oppose will only run rampant.

From Salon

Self-deprivation could, after all, be rebranded as a form of vanity, of narcissism, of immoderation — taking more than one’s due by another script.

From New York Times

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