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affluenza

Noun

Meaning

affluenza (usually uncountable, plural affluenzas)

A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Affluenza: just the latest way to shirk legal responsibility”. Source: Internet

Affluenza afflictee Ethan Couch has been apprehended with his mother, Tonya, by Mexican officials near the resort town of Puerta Vallarta. Source: Internet

Therefore, up until the early 2000s, I was part of a functionally liberal Christian generation afflicted by affluenza. Source: Internet

Couch made headlines in 2013 after he received 10 years probation when his lawyer blamed “affluenza,” arguing his client was too rich and spoiled to tell right from wrong. Source: Internet

His son, Ethan, gained notoriety for using an "affluenza" defense during his trial following a fatal drunken-driving wreck, arguing that his wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility. Source: Internet

Our culture is suffering from a bad case of affluenza. Source: Internet

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