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# hungover

adjective (hungover); noun form hangover (a hangover, hangovers)

«hungover» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Someone who is hungover feels ill, tired and has a headache because they drank too much alcohol the night before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories, adults may be hungover the morning after a party; they often feel sick, sleepy and thirsty. In health and safety lessons, being hungover shows that too much alcohol harms the body. It is informal and often said with humour. Phrases: feel hungover, badly hungover, nurse a hangover.

### Examples

- Dad looked hungover after the wedding party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#x1)
- He was too hungover to eat breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#x2)
- She said she would never drink so much again, because being hungover was awful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#x3)
- The hungover man asked for water and a dark room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#x4)
- My uncle had a hangover on New Year's Day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#x5)
- You can't drive safely if you are still affected by drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/#x6)

### Note

Informal adjective, also spelt «hung over». The noun is «hangover». It is about alcohol, not about hanging. A myth says coffee cures a hangover; it does not — only time, water and rest help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hungover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hungover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hungover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hungover.html) on Mova free.