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confusopoly

/kənˌfjuːˈzɒpəli/

confusopoly noun: an economic condition whereby the market force of competition is evaded via intentional obfuscation.

Noun

confusopoly (plural confusopolies)

  1. An economic condition whereby the market force of competition is evaded via intentional obfuscation.
    • Be aware that BT have just cut some prices, *and* introduced a new tariff that you can buy your way onto. Beware however that it's an even bigger confusopoly than it was before.1999, David Marshall, “ADSL for 200 quid a month?”, in alt.dur.general (Usenet)
    • Instead of the power of monopoly, consumers lose to the power of confusopoly.2001, Herbert Jack Rotfeld, Adventures in Misplaced Marketing

Forms of confusopoly

pluralconfusopolies

Origin of confusopoly

From confuse + -opoly, coined by Scott Adams in The Dilbert Future.

Words that rhyme with confusopoly

Questions about confusopoly

What does confusopoly mean?
Confusopoly means an economic condition whereby the market force of competition is evaded via intentional obfuscation.
What part of speech is confusopoly?
Confusopoly is a noun.
How do you pronounce confusopoly?
Confusopoly is pronounced /kənˌfjuːˈzɒpəli/.
What is the plural of confusopoly?
The plural of confusopoly is confusopolies.

Words near confusopoly in the dictionary

  1. confusionist
  2. confusionists
  3. confusions
  4. confusive
  5. confusopolies
  6. confusopoly
  7. confussion
  8. confussions
  9. confusticate
  10. confusticated
  11. confusticates

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