over-consumption

noun

An excessive level of consumption

OriginEnglish consumption ← Middle English consumpcioun ← Old French consumpcion →
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Meanings

nounover-consumption (uncountable)

alternative overconsumption

  1. uncountableAn excessive level of consumption

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Latincōnsūmptiō
  8. Old Frenchconsumpcion
  9. Middle Englishconsumpcioun
  10. Englishconsumption
  11. Englishover-consumption

From over- + consumption.

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APA

over-consumption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-consumption

MLA

“over-consumption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-consumption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over-consumption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-consumption.

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