Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over-consumption

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
over--con-sump-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excessive level of consumption

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English over-consumption From over- + consumption.

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What does over-consumption mean?
An excessive level of consumption
Where does over-consumption come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English over-consumption From over- + consumption.

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