The difference between Surfeit and Ug

When used as nouns, surfeit means an excessive amount of something, whereas ug means a feeling of fear, horror or disgust.

When used as verbs, surfeit means to fill to excess, whereas ug means to dread, loathe or disgust.


check bellow for the other definitions of Surfeit and Ug

  1. Surfeit as a noun (countable):

    An excessive amount of something.

    Examples:

    "A surfeit of wheat is driving down the price."

  2. Surfeit as a noun (uncountable):

    Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

  3. Surfeit as a noun (countable):

    A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.

    Examples:

    "King Henry I is said to have died of a surfeit of lampreys."

  4. Surfeit as a noun:

    Disgust caused by excess; satiety.

  1. Surfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To fill to excess.

  2. Surfeit as a verb (transitive):

    To feed someone to excess.

    Examples:

    "She surfeited her children on sweets."

  3. Surfeit as a verb (intransitive, reflexive):

    To overeat or feed to excess.

  4. Surfeit as a verb (intransitive, reflexive):

    To sicken from overindulgence.

  1. Ug as a noun (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    A feeling of fear, horror or disgust.

    Examples:

    "usex He took an ug at's meht."

  2. Ug as a noun (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    An object of disgust.

    Examples:

    "usex What an ug ye've myed yorsel."

  3. Ug as a noun (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    Vomited matter.

  4. Ug as a noun (Northumbria):

    A surfeit.

  1. Ug as a verb (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    To dread, loathe or disgust.

  2. Ug as a verb (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    To fear, be horrified; shudder with horror.

  3. Ug as a verb (North England, and, Scotland, obsolete):

    To vomit.

  4. Ug as a verb (Northumbria, obsolete):

    To give a surfeit to.

  1. Ug as a noun (Caithness, Scotland):

    The pectoral fin of a fish.