oniomania

[ oh-nee-uh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

/ ˌoʊ ni əˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

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noun

an uncontrollable desire to buy things.

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Origin of oniomania

<New Latin <Greek ṓni(os) for sale (derivative of ônos price) + -o--o- + Late Latin mania-mania

OTHER WORDS FROM oniomania

o·ni·o·ma·ni·ac

[oh-nee-uh-mey-nee-ak], /ˌoʊ ni əˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun