crapula

noun · 17th century

It sounds like a refined malady for a gentleman who has had one too many sherries.

A state of sickness or headache caused by excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.

In the wild

“He spent the entire morning in a dark room nursing a truly debilitating crapula.”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin, ultimately from the Greek krapale, appearing in English contexts by the mid-17th century.