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overconsumption

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

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  • rhymes with -ʌmpʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 K AH0 N S AH2 M P SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Excessive consumption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h1em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h1émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English overconsumption From over- + consumption.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: overconsumptie — Translations
  • Finnish: liikakulutus — Translations
  • French: surconsommation — Translations
  • Greek: υπερκατανάλωση (yperkatanálosi) — Translations
  • Italian: consumo eccessivo — Translations
  • Italian: sovraconsumo — Translations
  • Polish: nadkonsumpcja — Translations
  • Russian: чрезме́рное потребле́ние (črezmérnoje potreblénije) — Translations
  • Russian: сверхпотребле́ние (sverxpotreblénije) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: надспожива́ння (nadspožyvánnja) — Translations