overnutrition

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of overnutrition¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + nutrition

Example Sentences

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

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