Definitions for HANGOVER
ˈhæŋˌoʊ vərhang·over

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hangover, katzenjammernoun

   disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

2. holdover, hangovernoun

   an official who remains in office after his term

3. hangover, holdovernoun

   something that has survived from the past

   "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"

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1. hangovernoun

   An unpleasant feeling, such as a headache, occurring as an aftereffect from the use of drugs (especially alcohol).

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1. hangovernoun

   Illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking.

   I really enjoyed yesterday's party, but now I have the biggest hangover uE000170730uE001 I'll not be doing that again any time soon.

2. hangovernoun

   An unpleasant relic left from prior events.

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1. Hangover

   A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects usually following the consumption of alcohol, such as wine, beer, and liquor. Hangovers can last for several hours or for more than 24 hours. Typical symptoms of a hangover may include headache, drowsiness, concentration problems, dry mouth, dizziness, fatigue, gastrointestinal distress (e.g., vomiting, diarrhea), absence of hunger, light sensitivity, depression, sweating, nausea, hyper-excitability, irritability, and anxiety.While the causes of a hangover are still poorly understood, several factors are known to be involved including acetaldehyde accumulation, changes in the immune system and glucose metabolism, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, disturbed prostaglandin synthesis, increased cardiac output, vasodilation, sleep deprivation, and malnutrition. Beverage-specific effects of additives or by-products such as congeners in alcoholic beverages also play an important role. The symptoms usually occur after the intoxicating effect of the alcohol begins to wear off, generally the morning after a night of heavy drinking.Though many possible remedies and folk cures have been suggested, there is no compelling evidence to suggest that any are effective for preventing or treating hangovers. Avoiding alcohol or drinking in moderation are the most effective ways to avoid a hangover. The socioeconomic consequences of hangovers include workplace absenteeism, impaired job performance, reduced productivity and poor academic achievement. A hangover may also impair performance during potentially dangerous daily activities such as driving a car or operating heavy machinery.

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1. Hangover

   A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria, diarrhea and thirst, typically after the intoxicating effect of the alcohol begins to wear off. While a hangover can be experienced at any time, generally a hangover is experienced the morning after a night of heavy drinking. In addition to the physical symptoms, a hangover may also induce psychological symptoms including heightened feelings of depression and anxiety. Hypoglycemia, dehydration, acetaldehyde intoxication, and glutamine rebound are all theorized causes of hangover symptoms. Hangover symptoms may persist for several days after alcohol was last consumed. Some aspects of a hangover are viewed as symptoms of acute ethanol withdrawal, similar to the longer-duration effects of withdrawal from alcoholism, as determined by studying the increases in brain reward thresholds in rats following ethanol injection.

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1. • Discomfort
   • Official
   • Survival

Anagrams for HANGOVER »

1. overhang

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HANGOVER in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HANGOVER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of HANGOVER in a Sentence

1. Paul Reed Smith:

   Look, if you're in any pain and you pick up a guitar that you love, your pain goes away, it's a wonderful device... and there's no hangover.

2. Hope Stringer:

   I’d been completely healthy up until that point and couldn’t believe that what I originally thought was a hangover could be something so serious.

3. Kevin Love:

   Rondo has a championship pedigree from Boston, so having him around will be huge, a lot of us are still on an emotional hangover from losing Ricky.

4. Todd Phillips:

   We just thought The Hangover could be an exciting approach to this genre, I am not sure what it means to DC or Marvel how they will change the way they do it, it was a hard movie for us to get made and to convince DC and the studio at first but we kind of just kept pushing as we felt it could be really special.

5. Tom Bill:

   The economy has largely moved on from the mini budget, but the hangover for the UK housing market is more prolonged. We’re still seeing the effects of higher mortgage rates in the last three months of last year.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HANGOVER
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HANGOVER
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hangover
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HANGOVER