IMMODERATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)