oniomania

See also: oniomanía

English

WOTD – 5 January 2011

Etymology

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, for sale) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊnɪ.əʊˈmeɪnɪ.ə/, /ˌəʊnɪ.əˈmeɪnɪ.ə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊni.oʊˈmeɪni.ə/, /ˌoʊni.əˈmeɪni.ə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪniə
  • Hyphenation: onio‧ma‧​nia

Noun

oniomania (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses.
    Synonyms: compulsive buying-shopping disorder, compulsive buying disorder, CBD, shopaholism

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Catalan

Etymology

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, for sale) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [u.ni.u.məˈni.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.ni.o.məˈni.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.ni.o.maˈni.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia

Noun

oniomania f (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) oniomania

Italian

Etymology

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, for sale) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.njo.maˈni.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: o‧nio‧ma‧nì‧a

Noun

oniomania f (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) oniomania