surfeit

Meaning

An excessive amount of something; an oversupply.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French surfait, excess, from surfaire, to overdo, from sur, over, plus faire, to do.

Synonyms

excess glut overabundance superfluity

Antonyms

paucity dearth shortage scarcity

Example Sentence

"A surfeit of information in the digital age has paradoxically made verified knowledge harder to find."

🎯 UPSC Usage

A refined counterweight to paucity in GS2, GS3, and essay answers. Use it to describe overabundance, for example, 'a surfeit of overlapping schemes can dilute administrative focus and confuse beneficiaries.'

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