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IMMODERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
Synonyms:
immoderateness; immoderation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("immoderation" is a kind of...):
degree; grade; level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "immoderation"):
excess; excessiveness; inordinateness (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)
Antonym:
moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
