Definition of affluenza in English:

affluenza

noun ˈafluːˈɛnzəˌæfluˈɛnzə

mass noun

A psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation.
富人心理障碍，富裕病（影响年轻富人的一种心态，主要症状包括缺少积极性、内疚感和孤独感）
Example sentencesExamples
- But the problem of affluenza goes beyond constructing a sound estate plan for wealthy parents.
- A shift away from affluenza, if we're lucky enough to witness one, will come gradually, over a generation perhaps.
- In a culture beset by affluenza or luxury fever, many hard-working people who are employed full time nonetheless don't earn enough to pay the security deposit necessary to rent an apartment.
- There are many exceptions to the rule, but a fear of affluenza has prompted some wealthy parents to disinherit their children for magnanimous reasons.
- But the kind that presents to general practitioners and is counted in statistics as part of the growing crisis in mental health is a different kind of malaise, better described as affluenza than depression.

Origin

Early 20th century (in the sense ‘affluence’): blend of affluent and influenza. The modern sense dates from the 1970s.

Definition of affluenza in US English:

affluenza

nounˌaflo͞oˈenzəˌæfluˈɛnzə

A psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation.
富人心理障碍，富裕病（影响年轻富人的一种心态，主要症状包括缺少积极性、内疚感和孤独感）
Example sentencesExamples
- A shift away from affluenza, if we're lucky enough to witness one, will come gradually, over a generation perhaps.
- In a culture beset by affluenza or luxury fever, many hard-working people who are employed full time nonetheless don't earn enough to pay the security deposit necessary to rent an apartment.
- But the problem of affluenza goes beyond constructing a sound estate plan for wealthy parents.
- But the kind that presents to general practitioners and is counted in statistics as part of the growing crisis in mental health is a different kind of malaise, better described as affluenza than depression.
- There are many exceptions to the rule, but a fear of affluenza has prompted some wealthy parents to disinherit their children for magnanimous reasons.

Origin

Early 20th century (in the sense ‘affluence’): blend of affluent and influenza. The modern sense dates from the 1970s.

词汇	affluenza
释义	Definition of affluenza in English: affluenza noun ˈafluːˈɛnzəˌæfluˈɛnzə mass noun A psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation. 富人心理障碍，富裕病（影响年轻富人的一种心态，主要症状包括缺少积极性、内疚感和孤独感） Example sentencesExamples But the problem of affluenza goes beyond constructing a sound estate plan for wealthy parents. A shift away from affluenza, if we're lucky enough to witness one, will come gradually, over a generation perhaps. In a culture beset by affluenza or luxury fever, many hard-working people who are employed full time nonetheless don't earn enough to pay the security deposit necessary to rent an apartment. There are many exceptions to the rule, but a fear of affluenza has prompted some wealthy parents to disinherit their children for magnanimous reasons. But the kind that presents to general practitioners and is counted in statistics as part of the growing crisis in mental health is a different kind of malaise, better described as affluenza than depression. Origin Early 20th century (in the sense ‘affluence’): blend of affluent and influenza. The modern sense dates from the 1970s. Definition of affluenza in US English: affluenza nounˌaflo͞oˈenzəˌæfluˈɛnzə A psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation. 富人心理障碍，富裕病（影响年轻富人的一种心态，主要症状包括缺少积极性、内疚感和孤独感） Example sentencesExamples A shift away from affluenza, if we're lucky enough to witness one, will come gradually, over a generation perhaps. In a culture beset by affluenza or luxury fever, many hard-working people who are employed full time nonetheless don't earn enough to pay the security deposit necessary to rent an apartment. But the problem of affluenza goes beyond constructing a sound estate plan for wealthy parents. But the kind that presents to general practitioners and is counted in statistics as part of the growing crisis in mental health is a different kind of malaise, better described as affluenza than depression. There are many exceptions to the rule, but a fear of affluenza has prompted some wealthy parents to disinherit their children for magnanimous reasons. Origin Early 20th century (in the sense ‘affluence’): blend of affluent and influenza. The modern sense dates from the 1970s.
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