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oniomania

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌəʊnɪ.əʊˈmeɪnɪ.ə/
  • UK: /ˌəʊnɪ.əˈmeɪnɪ.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌoʊni.oʊˈmeɪni.ə/
  • US: /ˌoʊni.əˈmeɪni.ə/
  • rhymes with -eɪniə

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noun

Meaning 1

An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compulsive buying-shopping disorder, compulsive buying disorder, CBD, shopaholism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: oniomania — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 購物狂 /购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng) — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 購買癖 /购买癖 (gòumǎipǐ) — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Dutch: oniomanie — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Dutch: koopziekte — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Estonian: oniomaania — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Finnish: ostohimo — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Finnish: ostosriippuvuus — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • French: oniomanie — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • German: Oniomanie — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • German: Kaufsucht — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Greek: ωνιομανία (oniomanía) — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Italian: oniomania — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Japanese: 買い物依存症 (kaimono-izonshō) — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Japanese: 買い物依存 (kaimono-izon) — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Romanian: oniomanie — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Russian: ониома́ния (oniománija) — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Spanish: oniomanía — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Swedish: köpberoende — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Swedish: oniomani — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Turkish: onyomani — abnormal impulse to buy things
  • Ukrainian: оніома́нія (oniománija) — abnormal impulse to buy things