oniomania

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)

1. (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)

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• oinomania

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Catalan

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanies)

1. oniomania

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Italian

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanie)

1. oniomania