hangover

Universal Words noun 1 the HEADACHE and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol: She woke up with a terrible hangover. 2 [usuallysing.] ~ (from sth) a feeling, custom, habit, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable: the insecure feeling that was a hangover from her childhood * hangover laws from the previous administration seealsoHOLDOVER