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overconsumption

overconsumption noun: excessive consumption.

Noun

overconsumption (usually uncountable, plural overconsumptions)

  1. (usually) Excessive consumption.
    • It seemed a call to end an age of overconsumption […]2009 January 21, David E. Sanger, “Rejecting Bush Era, Reclaiming Values”, in New York Times

Forms of overconsumption

pluraloverconsumptions

Origin of overconsumption

From over- + consumption.

Words that rhyme with overconsumption

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Questions about overconsumption

What does overconsumption mean?
Overconsumption means excessive consumption.
What part of speech is overconsumption?
Overconsumption is a noun.
What is the plural of overconsumption?
The plural of overconsumption is overconsumptions.

Words near overconsumption in the dictionary

  1. overconsumed
  2. overconsumer
  3. overconsumers
  4. overconsumes
  5. overconsuming
  6. overconsumption
  7. overcontact
  8. overcontented
  9. overcontentment
  10. overcontextualization
  11. overcontextualize

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