workaholism

American  

[wurk-uh-haw-liz-uhm] / ˌwɜrk əˈhɔ lɪz əm /

noun

1. the state of being a workaholic; a compulsion to work excessively.

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Example Sentences

After 30-plus years in advertising — comedy was my side gig — I stepped back from full-time agency leadership and went part-time by choice, finally giving my workaholism less oxygen.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, he’s better known as a Bravo-lebrity who wrangled his sales acumen and witty workaholism into a real-estate and content empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Common money disorders include pathological gambling, overspending and compulsive shopping, financial dependence, financial enabling, unreasonable risk taking, underspending and compulsive hoarding, financial enmeshment, financial rejection and even workaholism.

From Salon

Despite joining three years ago, the woman says she still feels her workaholism pulling her back to her desk.

From BBC

Even before her transition, she asked not to be called “Daddy,” and parenting naturally suffered from her workaholism, though she bonded closely with one son, Twm Morys, in particular over Welsh poetry.

From New York Times