overconsumption

English

Etymology

over- + consumption

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌmpʃən

Noun

overconsumption (uncountable)

  1. Excessive consumption.
    • 2009 January 21, David E. Sanger, “Rejecting Bush Era, Reclaiming Values”, in New York Times:
      It seemed a call to end an age of overconsumption []

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