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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwasik
"스트레스를 받으면 과식을 하게 되기 쉽다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of consuming an excessive amount of food, typically more than the body needs for energy or health.
"Stress and anxiety can frequently lead to mindless overeating in the evenings." - 2
A medical or psychological behavioral pattern involving the regular intake of large quantities of food beyond physical hunger.
"The nutritional counseling program specifically addresses the triggers of chronic overeating."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'over-' (meaning excessive or beyond normal limits), combined with the present participle of the verb 'eat', which traces back to Old English 'etan' and Proto-Germanic '*etaną'. The compound noun form emerged in the mid-20th century to describe the habitual or compulsive consumption of more food than the body requires.
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suralimentation
Transliteration: syra-li-man-ta-sjɔ̃
"La suralimentation peut entraîner des problèmes de santé."
Überessen
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌʔɛsən
"Regelmäßiges Überessen ist schädlich für den Körper."
sovralimentazione
Transliteration: sovra-limenta-tsione
"La sovralimentazione è una delle cause principali dell'obesità."
comer en exceso
Transliteration: ko-mer en ek-se-so
"Comer en exceso durante las fiestas es muy común."
comer em excesso
Transliteration: ko-mer em ek-se-su
"O hábito de comer em excesso pode causar ganho de peso."
अतिरिक्त भोजन
Transliteration: atirikt bhojan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अतिरिक्त भोजन स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक हो सकता है।"
饮食过量
Transliteration: yǐn shí guò liàng
Script: 中文汉字
"经常饮食过量会导致肥胖。"
과식
Transliteration: gwasik
Script: 한국어 한글
"스트레스를 받으면 과식을 하게 되기 쉽다."
過食
Transliteration: kashoku
Script: 日本語
"ストレス解消のために過食してしまうことがあります。"
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