Meaning

4 senses
  1. Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

    I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover – I’ll not be doing that again any time soon.

  2. Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.

    Kater, Katzenjammer

    похме́льеpoxmélʹje

    похмі́лляpoxmíllja

  3. (figuratively)An unpleasant relic left from prior events.

    Überbleibsel

    пережи́токperežítok

  4. (historical)A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.

More definitions
  • something that has survived from the past
  • disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
  • an official who remains in office after their term

Examples

61 sentences
  1. How do you get over a hangover?

    Як упоратися з похміллям?

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  2. I have a hangover.

    У мене похмілля.

    ruУ меня похмелье.

    deIch habe einen Kater.

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  3. Tom has a hangover.

    У Тома похмілля.

    ruУ Тома похмелье.

    deTom hat einen Kater.

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  4. I have a hangover today.

    У мене сьогодні похмілля.

    ruУ меня сегодня похмелье.

    deIch habe heute einen Kater.

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  5. I've got a bad hangover.

    У мене важке похмілля.

    ruУ меня тяжелое похмелье.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
negative effects caused by heavy drinking:
Русский
By meaning 2
negative effects caused by heavy drinking:
unpleasant relic left from prior events:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
negative effects caused by heavy drinking:
unpleasant relic left from prior events:

Origin

American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Third sense was fir

American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Third sense was first attested in 1894.

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Forms

plural: hangovers

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • something that has survived from the past:holdover
  • disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol):katzenjammer
  • an official who remains in office after their term:holdover

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • with a hangover
  • have a hangover
  • bad hangover

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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