The difference between Abandon and Profligacy

When used as nouns, abandon means a yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions, whereas profligacy means careless wastefulness.


Abandon is also verb with the meaning: to give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abandon and Profligacy

  1. Abandon as a verb (transitive):

    To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

  2. Abandon as a verb (transitive):

    To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.

  3. Abandon as a verb (transitive):

    To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.

    Examples:

    "Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."

  4. Abandon as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To subdue; to take control of.

  5. Abandon as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

  6. Abandon as a verb (transitive):

    To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.

  7. Abandon as a verb (transitive):

    To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

  1. Abandon as a noun:

    A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.

  2. Abandon as a noun (obsolete):

    abandonment; relinquishment.

  1. Profligacy as a noun (countable):

    Careless wastefulness.

  2. Profligacy as a noun (uncountable):

    Shameless and immoral behaviour.