noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Excessive consumption. uncountable, usually

   "It seemed a call to end an age of overconsumption […]"

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gluttony

Example

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"Rampant overconsumption is unsustainable."

Etymology

From over- + consumption.

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