profligation
The English word “profligation” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- defeat; rout; overthrow
- Licentiousness; lewd behavior.
- The quality of being profligate; extravagance; overabundance.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin prōflīgātiō, from prō- (“forward”, (whence pro-)) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō. By surface analysis, profligate + -ion.
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