HANGOVER


Meaning of HANGOVER in English

/ ˈhæŋəʊvə(r); NAmE -oʊvər/ noun

1.

the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol :

She woke up with a terrible hangover.

2.

[ usually sing. ] hangover (from sth) a feeling, custom, idea, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable :

the insecure feeling that was a hangover from her childhood

hangover laws from the previous administration

—see also holdover

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.