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ecomania

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Etymology

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From eco- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ecomania (uncountable)

  1. Enthusiasm for ecological issues.
    • 1973, Cy A. Adler, Ecological fantasies, page 296:
      During 1970 and 1971 the ecomania induced by the press and TV inspired many well-meaning citizens to engage in recycling expeditions through garbage for aluminum cans, paper, glass bottles, and so forth.
    • 1998, John P. Newport, The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview:
      Ecomania becomes a vehicle for propagating feminist ideology to a wider audience than would otherwise be receptive to it.