Binge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any act of immoderate indulgence

an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐklɪsmˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəmˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəmˈeɪʃən/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌæɾɐklɪsmˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

an orgy of shopping
an emotional binge
a splurge of spending

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

splurge englut overindulge engorge overeat gormandise stuff orgy bust gorge gourmandize scarf out gormandize bout ingurgitate pig out satiate overgorge glut tear

Parts of Speech

noun	any act of immoderate indulgence “an orgy of shopping”
noun	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking “they went on a bust that lasted three days”
verb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself “She stuffed herself at the dinner”

Word Forms

binge	verb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
gorger	noun	someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
overindulgence	noun	excessive indulgence
engorgement	noun	eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
overeating	noun	eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gourmand	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gourmandizer	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
binge	noun	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Essattacke

jeder Akt übermäßiger Nachsicht

🇫🇷French

frénésie

tout acte d'indulgence immodérée

🇪🇸Spanish

borrachera

cualquier acto de indulgencia inmoderada

🇮🇹Italian

abbuffata

qualsiasi atto di eccessiva indulgenza

🇳🇱Dutch

eetbuien

elke daad van buitensporige toegeeflijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

farra

qualquer ato de indulgência imoderada

🇷🇺Russian

выпивка

любой акт неумеренного снисхождения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्वि घातुमान

अत्यधिक भोग का कोई भी कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্বিধাদ্বন্দ্ব

অযৌক্তিক প্রবৃত্তির কোনো কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அளவுக்கதிகமாக

அளவற்ற ஈடுபாட்டின் எந்தச் செயலும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అమితంగా

అపరిమిత తృప్తి యొక్క ఏదైనా చర్య

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્વની ઉજવણી

અનિયમિત ભોગવિલાસનું કોઈપણ કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಂಜ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಮಿತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಭೋಗದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമായി

അമിതമായ ആഹ്ലാദത്തിൻ്റെ ഏതെങ്കിലും പ്രവൃത്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂欢

任何过度放纵的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

暴飲暴食

不謹慎な行為

🇰🇷Korean

파티

과도한 방종 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

say sưa

bất kỳ hành động nuông chiều quá mức nào

🇹🇭Thai

ดื่มสุรา

การกระทำอันเป็นอกุศลอันไม่สมควรใดๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesta mabuk-mabukan

segala tindakan pemanjaan yang berlebihan

🇲🇾Malay

pesta

sebarang perbuatan memanjakan diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشراهة

أي فعل من التساهل غير المعتدل

🇮🇷Persian

پرخوری

هر عمل اغراق آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

alem

herhangi bir aşırı hoşgörü eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בולמוס

כל מעשה של פינוק בלתי מתון

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