Meanings
- uncountableConsumerism taken to an abnormal degree.
Jean Railla, the author of “Get Crafty: Hip Home Ec” (Broadway Books, 2004) and founder of GetCrafty.com, agreed: “In a world of thousand-dollar ‘it’ bags, and hyperconsumerism, one of the most political things you can do is to make something yourself.”
2007 January 27, Melena Ryzik, “A New Wave Now Knits for the Rebellion of It”, in New York TimesSynonyms: over-consumerism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounConsumerism taken to an abnormal degree.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- 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
- Old Frenchconsumer
- Middle Englishconsumen
- Englishconsume
- Englishconsumer
- Englishconsumerism
- Englishhyperconsumerism
From hyper- + consumerism.
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hyperconsumerism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconsumerism
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