食べ過ぎ・食べすぎ|たべすぎtabesugi

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食べ過ぎ食べ過ぎ is the more common written form of 食べ過ぎ(たべすぎ) and is frequently encountered in writing.
食べすぎ食べすぎ is less common than 食べ過ぎ, but its mixed kanji-and-kana spelling makes it a suitable choice for beginners.
Definitions
  1. nounovereating
    彼かれは食べ過たべすぎに注意ちゅういした。↗
    He was cautious about overeating.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym過食かしょくWrittenEating to excess; also the symptom seen in eating disorders. Mostly medical, but fine in daily use too, as in 「ストレスで過食する」.
  • Synonym暴食ぼうしょくWrittenStresses eating with no restraint — gluttony. Often paired with 「暴飲」 as 「暴飲暴食」. Weighs heavier than 「食べ過ぎ」.
  • Synonym食いすぎくいすぎCasualSame meaning, but built on the rougher verb 「食う」; mostly men's casual talk. Use 「食べ過ぎ」 in formal situations.
  • Antonym節食せっしょくNeutralAntonym: consciously eating less — to lose weight, save money, or for health. Points the opposite way from 「食べ過ぎ」.
  • Antonym絶食ぜっしょくWrittenAntonym: taking no food at all, usually for treatment, medical tests, or protest — the extreme opposite of 「食べ過ぎ」.

For everyday 'ate too much', use 「食べ過ぎ」. 「食いすぎ」 is rough casual speech; 「過食」 suits medical or formal contexts; 「暴食」 stresses unrestrained gluttony and is harsher. The antonyms are 「節食」 (cutting back) and 「絶食」 (fasting).

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Japanese definitions
  1. 「たべすぎる」の未然形みぜんけい及および連用形れんようけい。
  2. 過度かどに食物しょくもつを食べ過たべすぎること。また、その状態じょうたい。
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