titulitis

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Spanish

Etymology

From título +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tituˈlitis/
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: ti‧tu‧li‧tis

Noun

titulitis f (uncountable)

  1. (Spain) an obsession with having a title or academic degree; credentialism
    • 2015 October 5, “De profesión, creador de Super Marios”, in El País:
      Y a veces es complicado explicarle a los padres este punto, porque la titulitis es fuerte.
      And sometimes it is hard to explain this point to parents, because the obsession with degrees is strong.
    • 2018-04-09, Jaime Rubio Hancock, “¿Hay titulitis en España? Sí, pero menos que hace 20 años”, in Verne - El País:
    • 2016 March 7, Ana Torres Menárguez, “El fin de la titulitis”, in El País:

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