HANGOVER

hangover, holdover

(noun) something that has survived from the past; “a holdover from the sixties”; “hangovers from the 19th century”

holdover, hangover

(noun) an official who remains in office after his term

hangover, katzenjammer

(noun) disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hangover (plural hangovers)

Illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking.

Synonym: veisalgia

Antonym: afterglow

(figurative) An unpleasant relic left from prior events.

Synonyms

• veisalgia

Anagrams

• overhang

Source: Wiktionary