飲(の)みすぎ

のみすぎ

noun

drinking too much; overdrinking

1. drinking too much; overdrinking

The state or act of consuming an excessive amount of a beverage, most commonly alcohol. Very common in everyday conversation, especially when describing hangover-related situations.

飲(の)みすぎに注意(ちゅうい)。

Be careful not to drink too much.

昨日(きのう)は飲(の)みすぎて頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。

I drank too much yesterday and have a headache.

飲(の)みすぎは体(からだ)に悪(わる)いとわかっていても、つい飲(の)んでしまう。

Even though I know drinking too much is bad for my health, I end up drinking anyway.

The noun form of 飲(の)みすぎる (to drink too much), used to describe the state or act of excessive drinking. Most commonly refers to alcohol, but can also apply to any beverage. Very common in everyday conversation, especially the morning after a night out.

Common collocations

飲(の)みすぎに注意(ちゅうい)する: to be careful about overdrinking
飲(の)みすぎで気持(きも)ち悪(わる)い: feeling sick from drinking too much
飲(の)みすぎた: drank too much (past tense of the verb form)

Related words

食(た)べすぎ — overeating (same ~すぎ pattern)
二日酔(ふつかよ)い — hangover (a common result of 飲(の)みすぎ)
深酒(ふかざけ) — heavy drinking (more literary)

Related Words

Related: 二日酔(ふつかよ)い (hangover)

Related: 深酒(ふかざけ) (heavy drinking)

Related: 笑(わら)いすぎ (laughing too much)

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Added 2026.4.5 7:14 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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