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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.
飲みすぎに注意。
Be careful not to drink too much.
昨日は飲みすぎて頭が痛い。
I drank too much yesterday and have a headache.
飲みすぎは体に悪いとわかっていても、つい飲んでしまう。
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:
- 飲みすぎに注意する: to be careful about overdrinking
- 飲みすぎで気持ち悪い: feeling sick from drinking too much
- 飲みすぎた: drank too much (past tense of the verb form)
RELATED WORDS:
- 食べすぎ — overeating (same ~すぎ pattern)
- 二日酔い — hangover (a common result of 飲みすぎ)
- 深酒 — heavy drinking (more literary)