oniomania

English

WOTD – 5 January 2011    

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əʊnɪə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/

Noun

oniomania (uncountable)

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

Translations

an abnormal impulse to buy things

• Catalan: oniomania (ca) f, compra compulsiva (ca)
• Estonian: oniomaania (et)
• Finnish: ostohimo (fi)
• French: oniomanie (fr), syndrome des achats compulsifs (fr)
• German: Oniomanie (de) f, Kaufsucht (de) f

• Italian: oniomania (it)
• Romanian: oniomanie (ro) f
• Russian: ониомания (ru) (oniomanija)
• Spanish: oniomanía (es), compra compulsiva (es)

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Catalan

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanies)

1. oniomania

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Italian

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanie)

1. oniomania