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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerschwendungssucht
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈʃwɛndʊŋsˌzʊxt/
"Die Verschwendungssucht der Manager führte zum Bankrott."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Reckless extravagance or wasteful use of resources.
"The committee criticized the corporate leadership for their financial profligacy." - 2
Licentious, dissolute, or shameless immoral behavior.
"Victorian novelists frequently depicted urban profligacy as a threat to societal moral standards."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'profligatus', meaning abandoned or dissolute, which is the past participle of 'profligare' (to ruin, overthrow, or dash to the ground). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially denoting reckless dissipation or shameless immorality before shifting to refer specifically to extravagant and wasteful expenditure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Profligacy" is said worldwide
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prodigalité
Transliteration: /pʁɔ.di.ɡa.li.te/
"La profligacy de l'ancien gouvernement a ruiné l'économie."
Verschwendungssucht
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈʃwɛndʊŋsˌzʊxt/
"Die Verschwendungssucht der Manager führte zum Bankrott."
profligazione
Transliteration: /pro.fli.ɡaˈt͡sjo.ne/
"La profligazione delle risorse pubbliche è inaccettabile."
derroche
Transliteration: /deˈro.tʃe/
"El derroche fiscal fue condenado por todos los partidos."
prodigalidade
Transliteration: /pɾo.di.ɡa.liˈda.dʒi/
"A prodigalidade financeira do governo causou inflação."
अपव्यय
Transliteration: apvyay
"सरकार की वित्तीय अपव्यय की नीति की कड़ी आलोचना हुई।"
挥霍
Transliteration: huīhuò
"公众对公司高管的挥霍行为感到愤怒。"
방탕
Transliteration: bangtang
"그의 방탕한 생활은 결국 파멸을 불러왔다."
放蕩
Transliteration: hōtō
"彼の財政的放蕩が会社を危機に陥れた。"
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