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)
- (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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Translations
abnormal impulse to buy things
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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)
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)