surfeit

noun · 15th century

The very word sounds heavy, lingering on the tongue like a meal that overstayed its welcome.

The unpleasant physical reaction or malaise following an overindulgence in food or drink.

In the wild

“The morning after the feast, he was left with a heavy surfeit that kept him from his duties.”

Origin

From Old French surfait, meaning an excess or overdoing, documented in Middle English literature.