oniomania

English

WOTD – 5 January 2011

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əʊnɪə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/
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Noun

oniomania (uncountable)

(psychology) An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses.

Derived terms

oniomaniac

Translations

abnormal impulse to buy things

Catalan: oniomania f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 購物狂／购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng), 購買癖／购买癖 (gòumǎipǐ)
Estonian: oniomaania
Finnish: ostohimo, ostosriippuvuus
French: oniomanie (fr)
German: Oniomanie (de) f, Kaufsucht (de) f
Greek: ωνιομανία f (oniomanía)
Italian: oniomania
Romanian: oniomanie f
Russian: ониомания (ru) (oniomanija)
Spanish: oniomanía (es)
Turkish: onyomani (tr)

Anagrams

oinomania

Catalan

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanies)

oniomania

Italian

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanie)

oniomania

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