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growthmania

noun

Etymology

From growth + -mania.

  1. derived from *gʰreh₁-✻ — “to grow, become green”
  2. inherited from *grōaną✻ — “to grow, grow green”
  3. inherited from *grōan✻
  4. inherited from grōwan — “to grow, increase, flourish, germinate”
  5. inherited from growen
  6. suffixed as growth — “grow + th”
  7. suffixed as growthmania — “growth + mania”

Definitions

  1. The economic idea, currently ubiquitous in the global economy, that perpetual economic…

    The economic idea, currently ubiquitous in the global economy, that perpetual economic growth should be the prime or only objective.

    • Growthmania is the fatal disease of civilisation - it must be replaced by campaigns that make equity and well-being society’s goals - not consuming more junk.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA