hoarding
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hoarding¹
- /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ
Where it comes from
From hoard (“structure”) + -ing.
noun hoardings
- A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
- A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public. Making inquiries she came to a hoarding, within which were excavations denoting the foundations of a building; and on the boards without one or two large posters announcing that the foundation-stone of the chapel about to be erected would be laid that afternoon at three o’clock by a London preacher
- A billboard. Nobody has ever seen Big Brother. He is a face on the hoardings, a voice on the telescreen. We may be reasonably sure that he will never die, and there is already considerable uncertainty as to when he was born.
hoarding²
- /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ
noun hoardings
- The practice of accumulating goods. But that doesn’t solve harder questions about the hoarding of vaccines, raw materials and patent rights in the west, or the fact that Covax clearly isn’t working as fast as it should.
- A good which is hoarded.
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An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.
Hoarding can be distressing and dangerous. But it’s not just a matter of ‘too much stuff’ – it’s a complex condition that requires careful, targeted help[.]
Similar: compulsive hoarding, hoarding disorder
hoarding³
- /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: billboard, storage, coaming, accumulation, build-up, stockpiling, cumulation, buildup, sign, joinder, cavalier, blockhouse, brattice, garderobe, bawn, bastion
verb
Opposite: decluttering
Translations
Every language
noun roofed wooden shield over the battlements
| Español | cadalso |
|---|---|
| Português | cadafalso |
| Français | hourd |
| Deutsch | Hurde |
noun behavior of people or animals accumulating food or other items
| 한국어 | 사재기 sajaegi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 囤積 /囤积 túnjī |
| Deutsch | Hamstern, Horten |
| العربية | اِكْتِنَاز iktināz |
noun anxiety disorder
| Español | síndrome de acumulación compulsiva, síndrome de acaparador compulsivo |
|---|---|
| Français | syllogomanie |
| Deutsch | Messie-Syndrom |
| Italiano | disturbo da accumulo |
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title = {hoarding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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