Definition of immoderacynext
as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits the same immoderacy that caused him to become a drug addict later impelled him to embrace religious fanaticism

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excess
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  • Set in a secluded Catalonian villa, the irksomely stylish story centers on a rich family living in insulated excess until an outsider disrupts their precarious peace.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That delirious excess befits the essence of Lapid’s method, which is a fusion of fiction with indigestibly and irreducibly nonfictional elements.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Immoderacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderacy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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