completionism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəmˈpli.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ (General-American)
- /kəmˈpliː.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Italic *plēō Latin pleō Latin compleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin completiolbor. English completion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English completionism From completion + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win.
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(uncountable) The goal of collecting, visiting, experiencing, etc. every item of a set.
Lee's crossover idea was a sales bonanza, propelling Marvel readership inot unheard-of spheres of completionism
2013, Alex S. Romagnoli, Gian S. Pagnucci, Enter the Superheroes: American Values, Culture, and the Canon of Superhero Literature, →ISBN, page 41:I say "almost" because, for as exhaustive an attempt at completionism as this has been, I know I don't have them all.
2019, Michael J. Nazarewycz, “Preface”, in Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware, page 8:There is an infections completionism to the way millennials travel; we visit one country for a short while and consider it done, ticket off.
2020, Alice Vincent, “March”, in Rootbound: Rewilding a Life, →ISBN: