veisalgia

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veisalgia

/veɪsˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.ə/ US, UK

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From Norwegian kveis (“uneasiness after debauchery”) + -algia (pain, suffering) (from New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”)), coined as a medical term by Jeffrey G. Wiese, Michael G. Shlipak, and Warren S. Browner in a 2000 article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (see the quotation).

noun

uncountable The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover. There is no consensus definition of veisalgia ("alcohol hangover," from the Norwegian kveis, or "uneasiness following debauchery," and the Greek algia, or "pain"). Most descriptive and experimental studies have identified a set of common symptoms: headache, diarrhea, anorexia, tremulousness, fatigue
Similar: hangover

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@misc{veisalgia_2026,
  title = {veisalgia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veisalgia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}