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anti-consumerism

an·ti-con·sum·er·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee kuh n-soo-muh-riz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti kənˈsu məˌrɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee kuh n-soo-muh-riz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti kənˈsu məˌrɪz əm/

Definitions of anti-consumerism word

  • noun anti-consumerism a modern movement for the protection of the consumer against useless, inferior, or dangerous products, misleading advertising, unfair pricing, etc. 1
  • noun anti-consumerism the concept that an ever-expanding consumption of goods is advantageous to the economy. 1
  • noun anti-consumerism the fact or practice of an increasing consumption of goods: a critic of American consumerism. 1
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Origin of anti-consumerism

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; consumer + -ism

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Parts of speech for Anti-consumerism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-consumerism

anti-consumerism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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