hyperconsumption

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- 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-der. 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 hyperconsumption From hyper- + consumption.

  1. derived from consumpcionbor

Definitions

  1. Excessive consumption of goods (as a sociological phenomenon).

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for hyperconsumption. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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