Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squandermania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squan-der-ma-nia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A third statement which appeared April 15 in a Communist Chinese newspaper "Red Guard" disclosed serious corruption, theft and squandermania among Communist cadres."

Etymology

From squander + -mania.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

squandermaniac

Questions

What does squandermania mean?: Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.
Where does squandermania come from?: From squander + -mania.

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