over-consumerism

noun

Excessive consumerism.

Similar
hyperconsumerism
OriginEnglish consumerism ← Middle English consumen ← Old French consumer →
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Meanings

nounover-consumerism (uncountable)

alternative over consumerism · alternative overconsumerism

  1. uncountableExcessive consumerism.

    Synonyms: hyperconsumerism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExcessive consumerism.

Similar
hyperconsumerism
Also see
hyperconsumerism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Latincōnsūmō
  8. Old Frenchconsumer
  9. Middle Englishconsumen
  10. Englishconsume
  11. Englishconsumer
  12. Englishconsumerism
  13. Englishover-consumerism

From over- + consumerism.

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APA

over-consumerism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-consumerism

MLA

“over-consumerism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-consumerism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over-consumerism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-consumerism.

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