consumerism
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- noun
- /kənˈsjuːmərɪzəm/
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consumismo
- The rise of online shopping has contributed significantly to the growth of consumerism in recent years.
- rampant consumerism
- modern consumerism
- the rise of consumerism
And what are the best ways to avoid consumerism after decluttering?
- And what are the best ways to avoid consumerism after decluttering?
- And that just slides straight into the most capitalistic consumerism hellscape that is Black Friday.
- Because the desperation and despair breeds consumerism.
- So hey, let's hire Kourtney Kardashian, an icon of consumerism who flies in private jets all the time.
- And she's saying, and oh, by the way, everything's meaningless, so fill it with consumerism is the ultimate message that we get from that.
- It's fossil fuels, it's consumerism, It's, it's all the junk that we keep on buying, all that kind of stuff.
- It doesn't matter what it means about the Earth, you know, but I think we're beginning to see that, no, there's consequences to that hyper consumerism.
- We're we're too mollycoddling in this modern age of consumerism where you are never left on your own to learn to survive.
- So it makes sense that that sense of consumerism would spread as well.
- So what is the relationship that you see there between consumerism and science?
- And for me, it's a lot about the consumerism, which I really balk at.
Examples
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Someone of course had to buy all of these products, and a culture of consumerism grew as more goods reached more people than ever before.
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The 80s were known for consumerism and materialism, including pop music.
Academic text (2017) -
So much of consumerism in the United States is we're, we're shopping with these large cars that can transport a ton of product.
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Personal ambition and consumerism are the driving forces in their lives.
Academic text (1993) -
Leave the plastic world of consumerism for a more authentic place.
Academic text (2013) -
But the whole area is an absolute monument to consumerism.
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In every, If you go down any path, we will see that the modern human has created a culture of consumerism, greed and exploitation.
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How, for example, did the rise of consumerism affect notions of gender, the family, race, and class?
Academic text (1998) -
Of course, part of it was the eighties mentality of consumerism: shopping as a way of life.
Fiction book (1994) -
The values of simplicity, tranquillity, and community begin to displace those of consumerism, competition, and individualism.
Academic text (1999)
Antonyms
How Materialistic
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Consumerism comes from consume ('to use up or buy') plus -ism ('belief or movement'), like in capitalism. So, it can mean the idea that buying more is good for the economy and that more consumption is better.