Hangover (Noun)
Meaning 1
Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The outdated bureaucracy was a hangover from the communist era that still plagued the country.
- The old-fashioned attitudes towards women were a hangover from a bygone age.
- The city's narrow streets were a hangover from the medieval period when they were first built.
- The company's hierarchical structure was a hangover from the 1950s that stifled innovation.
- The country's reliance on fossil fuels was a hangover from the industrial revolution that needed to be addressed.
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Meaning 2
An official who remains in office after his term.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.