roofbouw
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom roven (“to rob, take away”) + bouw (“exploitation”), calque of German Raubbau.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editroofbouw m (uncountable)
- excessive exploitation, of cultivated land or other resources; predatory cultivation
- Synonym: uitputting
- De protesten tegen roofbouw in de oerbossen namen toe.
- The protests against excessive exploitation in the primeval forests intensified.
- overstraining.
- Met die levensstijl pleeg je roofbouw op je lichaam.
- You engage in rampant overstraining of your body with that lifestyle.