overconsumption en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English overconsumption From over- + consumption.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Excessive consumption.
It seemed a call to end an age of overconsumption […]
2009 January 21, David E. Sanger, “Rejecting Bush Era, Reclaiming Values”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overconsumptions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (10)
ru сверхпотребле́ние (Translations) · pl nadkonsumpcja (Translations) · ru чрезме́рное потребле́ние (Translations) · uk надспожива́ння (Translations) · nl overconsumptie (Translations) · it sovraconsumo (Translations) · el υπερκατανάλωση (Translations) · fi liikakulutus (Translations) · it consumo eccessivo (Translations) · fr surconsommation (Translations)