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/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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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)

Anagrams

• oinomania

Catalan

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanies)

1. oniomania

Italian

Noun

oniomania f (plural oniomanie)

1. oniomania