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Meaning of "squandermania" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUANDERMANIA

squandermania  [ˌskwɒndərˈmeɪnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUANDERMANIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squandermania is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUANDERMANIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of squandermania in the English dictionary

The definition of squandermania in the dictionary is an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUANDERMANIA


Anglomania
ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə
bibliomania
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə
decalcomania
dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə
dipsomania
ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪə
egomania
ˌiːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪə
erotomania
ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə
hypomania
ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə
kleptomania
ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə
leishmania
liːʃˈmeɪnɪə
mania
ˈmeɪnɪə
megalomania
ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪə
melomania
ˌmɛləˈmeɪnɪə
nymphomania
ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə
pyromania
ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Romania
rəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Roumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Rumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Tasmania
tæzˈmeɪnɪə
technomania
ˌtɛknəʊˈmeɪnɪə
zoomania
ˌzəʊəˈmeɪnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUANDERMANIA

squamosely
squamoseness
squamosity
squamous
squamously
squamousness
squamulose
squander
squanderer
squanderingly
square
square away
square bracket
square dance
square go
square knot
square leg
square matrix
square meal
square measure

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUANDERMANIA

cleptomania
demonomania
dinomania
eleutheromania
graphomania
hydromania
hypermania
hysteromania
infomania
Lithuania
morphinomania
mythomania
necromania
Obamamania
orchidomania
petalomania
potichomania
theomania
toxicomania
tulipomania
xenomania

Synonyms and antonyms of squandermania in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «squandermania» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUANDERMANIA

Find out the translation of squandermania to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of squandermania from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squandermania» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

squandermania
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

squandermania
570 millions of speakers

English

squandermania
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

squandermania
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

squandermania
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

squandermania
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

squandermania
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

squandermania
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

squandermania
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Squandermania
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

squandermania
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

squandermania
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

squandermania
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Squandermania
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

squandermania
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

squandermania
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्वाडमेनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı müsriflik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squandermania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

squandermania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

squandermania
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

squandermania
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

squandermania
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

squandermania
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

squandermania
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

squandermania
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squandermania

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUANDERMANIA»

The term «squandermania» is used very little and occupies the 178.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUANDERMANIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «squandermania» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «squandermania» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about squandermania

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUANDERMANIA»

Discover the use of squandermania in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squandermania and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Squandermania
Here the paralysis of long-standing grief and fear combine with strange energy of trying to get by from day to day: “If these are the woods, / I'm not out of them yet.” There are poems about the intimate household terrors of marital ...
Don Share, 2007
2
Solvency Or Downfall? Squandermania and Its Story
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Harold Sidney Harmsworth Rothermere, 2010
3
Wild Flowers
SQUANDERmania !!! Had I cultivated from way back when, the rudiments of financial prudence— a dollar for each time you said I was wrong a dollar for each domestic mishap you deemed my boo-boo a dollar for each decision you blessed  ...
Balwant Bhagwandin, 2001
4
Business Organisation and Management: A Monthly Magazine for ...
Squandermania. Practically every country, our own included, since 1914, has been spending far more than it earned as a nation ; in other words, expenditure has exceeded revenue. On the Continent they have endeavoured to bridge the gap ...
‎1921
5
The House of Assembly Debates
Do you want to know what is squandermania? That happened again in the 1980s before we became the Government. That is squandermania. Let them talk about those things. Do they not know what squandermania is? Well those things are ...
Barbados. Legislature. House of Assembly, 1990
6
Before I Am Hanged: Ken Saro-Wiwa, Literature, Politics, and ...
What actually happens is that while the citizens are kept busy debating irrelevancies, the leaders revel in squandermania and profligacy. This type of governance, which Ken Saro-wiwa decries in Prisoners of Jebs, is reminiscent of the ...
Onookome Okome, 2000
7
World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
A passion, craze, uncontrollable desire, or excessive enthusiasm for something. a) discomania; b) squandermania (The ... his wealth from the era of “ squandermania” Nigerians will never forget . . . that the Second Republic was synonymous ...
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, 1999
8
Development of India's Financial System
Their populist stunts have been nomenclatured as 'Squandermania'. With punds allotted to them by the Government to be spent at their discretion in their constituencies the people's representatives spend them in such a manner as to enlist the ...
Kedar Nath Prasad, 2001
9
Fiction Writer's Workshop
Joyce depends heavily on the peculiar diction, which at any moment may include new coinages (squandermania), rare words (aperient), foreign words and, in other passages, old Anglo- Saxon words. His words keep coming, modifying each ...
Josip Novakovich, 1995
10
Igbo Funeral Rites Today: Anthropological and Theological ...
In the face of all these, funeral scenes have become popular social events. In fact , any moment of death irrespective of who is involved is an occasion for merry- making and excessive feasting. 4.3.3 Ostentatious Funeral and Squandermania ...
Austin Echema, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUANDERMANIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squandermania is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wike squanders N60 billion in 30 days
... is busy supervising the liquidation of the economy of Rivers State through acts of squandermania unknown to modern governance in the entire world. «Codewit World News, Jul 15»
2
Wike wastes N60 billion in 30 days – says APC
... is busy supervising the liquidation of the economy of Rivers state through acts of squandermania unknown to modern governance in the entire world. «NigerianReviews, Jul 15»
3
Jega, You Saved Nigeria From Another Coup
... international market; and suddenly, the government, used to big budgets, big spending, and big promises, was left stranded on the island of squandermania. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Edo govt disagrees with PDP on LG funds
The PDP presided over a regime of squandermania, kleptomania, crass brigandage and outright plundering of the economy. It was an era of financial ... «Daily Trust, Jun 15»
5
How Voting Pattern Decided Anambra South Senatorial Election
In a country, where the majority palpitates on the crushing zones of poverty, foisted upon them, by the squandermania of extravagant and insensitive ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
6
Nigeria and the politics of squandermania
ALTHOUGH political campaigns have come to an end, the report the other day that media advertisements by all the political parties in the just concluded ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Apr 15»
7
Jonathan deceiving South South, South East – Buhari
“On contemporary national issues, we wish to draw the attention of well-meaning Nigerians to the deceit, squandermania and looting associated with this (Mr. «Premium Times, Mar 15»
8
American poet to perform with former XTC star
Squandermania, which is at the Phoenix Theatre at New College at 8pm on Friday, October 3, also features musicians Jon Buckett, Brendan Hamley and ... «Swindon Advertiser, Sep 14»
9
TCL asks for extra time to pay $90 mn backpay
... to pay workers their backpay, especially in the context of the company's wastage of money at the plants and the company's squandermania in paying lawyers ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 14»
10
Nigeria and Biafra's wasted memory
... with conspicuous consump- tion matched by its inability to produce anything of value, has overseen Nigeria's obscene, record-setting squandermania. «Daily Sun, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Squandermania [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/squandermania>. Apr 2024 ».
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