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immoderation

[ ih-mod-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ɪˌmɒd əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

lack of moderation.

Origin of immoderation

First recorded in 1535–45, immoderation is from the Latin word immoderātiōn- (stem of immoderātiō). See im-², moderation

Words nearby immoderation

immobilism, immobility, immobilize, immoderacy, immoderate, immoderation, immodest, immokalee, immolate, immolation, immoral

Example sentences from the Web for immoderation

To-day, for him who hath eyes to see, the marks of a like immoderation are upon our generation also.

A Man's Value to Society |Newell Dwight Hillis
I am making strenuous efforts to speak with immoderation of an "infallible institution."

The Story of Joan of Arc |M. M. Mangasarian
She stopped her horse and laughed with the immoderation of a boy.

Hope Hathaway |Frances Parker
In addition to the immoderation characterizing our life, how much have the fruits themselves lost in excellence?

Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II |Martin Luther

This immoderation of her clothes, the fright she was in—so nervous at first that she could hardly stand—became her very ill.

The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay |Maurice Hewlett