Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOpposition to consumerism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemō
- Latinsūmō
- Latincōnsūmō
- Latincōnsūmptiō
- Old Frenchconsumpcion
- Middle Englishconsumpcioun
- Englishconsumption
- Englishanticonsumption
From anti- + consumption.
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Cite this entry
anticonsumption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonsumption
“anticonsumption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonsumption. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticonsumption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonsumption.
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