affluenza in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for affluenza in the English»Italian Dictionary

affluenza [Brit ˈafluːˈɛnzə, Am ˌæfluˈɛnzə] N

affluenza

= senso di malessere psichico che può colpire le persone benestanti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His defense was affluenza, an inability to distinguish between right and wrong caused by a privileged and dysfunctional upbringing.

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They explained that his actions were the product of affluenza.

jamaica-gleaner.com

The teen's defense, a psychologist testified that ethan couch, suffered from affluenza, saying he was too wealthy to understand that actions have real consequences.

abcnews.go.com

Back on the farm, the concept of affluenza (when people are sickened by their wealth) would have seemed ridiculous.

medicinehatnews.com

Now that's real affluenza at work.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Their compulsive desire to have leads straight to technofascism -- affluenza, technomania, cybermania, megalomania, robotism, globalization, and imperialism.

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They argue that affluenza causes over-consumption, luxury fever, consumer debt, overwork, waste, and harm to the environment.

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But critics of the supersized cruise ship trend are signaling foggy conditions ahead for accessing the country's needs to keep its affluenza afloat.

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Invoking her discretionary powers, a juvenile court judge more or less accepted the affluenza defence.

thenationonlineng.net

Just another rich kid with affluenza, and basically unappreciated/unwanted by his family.

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