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intemperance
/ɪnˈtɛmp(ə)rəns/
noun
1.
lack of moderation or restraint:
"his occasional intemperance of tone"
Similar
overindulgence
overconsumption
intemperateness
immoderation
lack of restraint
abandon
lack of self-control
excess
excessiveness
extravagance
prodigality
profligacy
lavishness
self-indulgence
self-gratification
debauchery
decadence
wantonness
dissipation
dissolution
dissoluteness
drinking
hard/heavy drinking
alcoholism
alcohol abuse
dipsomania
drunkenness
intoxication
inebriation
insobriety
tipsiness
rare:
inebriety
sottishness
bibulousness
crapulence
Opposite
moderation
temperance
▪
excessive indulgence, especially in alcohol:
"a warning about female intemperance"
Scrabble Points: 18
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1
N
1
T
1
E
1
M
3
P
3
E
1
R
1
A
1
N
1
C
3
E
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