Konsumterror
German
Etymology
Konsum + Terror, popularized by Ulrike Meinhof.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnˈzuːmˌtɛʁoːɐ̯/
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Noun
Konsumterror m (strong, genitive Konsumterrors, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Konsumterror [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Konsumterror |
| genitive | eines | des | Konsumterrors |
| dative | einem | dem | Konsumterror |
| accusative | einen | den | Konsumterror |
References
- Jane Kramer (1988) Europeans, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, page 449: “Ulrike Meinhof, in prison in West Germany as a terrorist, talked about Konsumterror—the terrorism of things and of the society that valued objects it sold more than the clean conscience it could not sell.”
Further reading
- “Konsumterror” in Duden online
- “Konsumterror” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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