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workaholism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English work Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol 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 alcoholism English -oholism English -aholism English workaholism From work + -aholism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The urge of a person to work excessively; ergomania.

Relateds

workaholic · alcoholism

Translations (13)

sv arbetsnarkomani (urge of a person to work excessively) · es trabajolismo (urge of a person to work excessively) · pl pracoholizm (urge of a person to work excessively) · ja 仕事中毒 (urge of a person to work excessively) · hu munkamánia (urge of a person to work excessively) · hu munkafüggőség (urge of a person to work excessively) · de Arbeitssucht (urge of a person to work excessively) · es empleomanía (urge of a person to work excessively) · hu munkaholizmus (urge of a person to work excessively) · cs workoholismus (urge of a person to work excessively) · it stacanovismo (urge of a person to work excessively) · ko 일 중독 (urge of a person to work excessively) · mk ра́ботоза́висност (urge of a person to work excessively)