"comfort eating" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-comfort eating.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} comfort eating (uncountable)
  1. The consumption of food for pleasure or self-reassurance, rather than for nutrition or to satisfy hunger. In some cases to relieve stress, grief or pain. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: comfort-eat Related terms: comfort food, Kummerspeck [German]
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