noun
Meaning 1
Excessive consumerism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: hyperconsumerism
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
over-consumerism
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume English -er English consumer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English consumerism English over-consumerism From over- + consumerism.