completionism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Italic *plēō

Latin pleō

Latin compleō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin completiolbor.

English completion

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

English -ism

English completionism

From completion + -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpliː.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpli.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iːʃənɪzəm
• Hyphenation: com‧ple‧tion‧ism

Noun

completionism (uncountable)

1. (video games) The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win.
2. The goal of collecting, visiting, experiencing, etc. every item of a set.
   • 2013, Alex S. Romagnoli, Gian S. Pagnucci, Enter the Superheroes: American Values, Culture, and the Canon of Superhero Literature‎^[1], →ISBN, page 41:

     Lee's crossover idea was a sales bonanza, propelling Marvel readership inot unheard-of spheres of completionism

   • 2019, Michael J. Nazarewycz, “Preface”, in Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware‎^[2], page 8:

     I say "almost" because, for as exhaustive an attempt at completionism as this has been, I know I don't have them all.

   • 2020, Alice Vincent, “March”, in Rootbound: Rewilding a Life‎^[3], →ISBN:

     There is an infections completionism to the way millennials travel; we visit one country for a short while and consider it done, ticket off.

Related terms

• completionist