Definitions
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- noun The urge of a person to work excessively.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun compulsiveness about working
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Examples
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I've come to realize that my workaholism is a kind of greed.
Julia Moulden: Can You Unplug and Recharge When You're Trying to Save the World? Part 2
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I've come to realize that my workaholism is a kind of greed.
Julia Moulden: Can You Unplug and Recharge When You're Trying to Save the World? Part 2
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To some extent "workaholism" is a term others use to describe people who prefer to describe themselves as having a vocation.
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The term 'workaholism' was coined in the 1960s to describe the condition of working too much and finding it difficult to stop ... in other words - addiction to work.
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The term 'workaholism' was coined in the 1960s to describe the condition of working too much and finding it difficult to stop ... in other words - addiction to work.
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The term 'workaholism' was coined in the 1960s to describe the condition of working too much and finding it difficult to stop ... in other words - addiction to work.
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The term 'workaholism' was coined in the 1960s to describe the condition of working too much and finding it difficult to stop ... in other words - addiction to work.
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The term 'workaholism' was coined in the 1960s to describe the condition of working too much and finding it difficult to stop ... in other words - addiction to work.
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The term 'workaholism' was coined in the 1960s to describe the condition of working too much and finding it difficult to stop ... in other words - addiction to work.
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More recently, a number of history's most brilliant minds have been retrospectively diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome - a high functioning form of autism characterised by narrow interests and 'workaholism'.
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