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View usage for: (dɪsɪpeɪʃən) uncountable nounIf someone leads a dissipated life, you can also say that they lead a life of dissipation. [literary] Her face was a revelation of age and dissipation. Synonyms: debauchery, excess, indulgence, abandonment More Synonyms of dissipation More Synonyms of dissipation dissipation in British English (ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən) noun1. the act of dissipating or condition of being dissipated 2. unrestrained indulgence in physical pleasures, esp alcohol 3. excessive expenditure; wastefulness dissipation in American English (ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən) noun1. a scattering or being scattered; dispersion 2. a wasting or squandering 3. an idle or frivolous amusement or diversion 4. indulgence in pleasure to the point of harming oneself; intemperance; dissoluteness Word origin ME dissipacioun < L dissipatio: see dissipate Examples of 'dissipation' in a sentencedissipation His face was neither flushed nor drawn, and he showed no sign of dissipation.`All right for some," Lettice said, `I'd consider it rather a shocking dissipation.He had spent some years in dissipation, which had disfigured him more than the wounds. Definition the process of dissipating the dissipation of heat Synonyms scattering vanishing disintegration dissemination Definition the process of dissipating the dissipation of my wealth Synonyms spending squandering blowing (slang) throwing away frittering away misspending Definition unrestrained indulgence in physical pleasures Her face was a revelation of age and dissipation. Synonyms abandonment intemperance wantonness dissoluteness Additional synonymsDefinition the quantity of something consumed or used The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption. Synonyms using up, use, loss, waste, drain, consuming, expenditure, exhaustion, depletion, utilization, dissipationthe gradual disappearance of the pain Synonyms vanishing, going, passing, disappearing, fading, melting, eclipse, evaporation, evanescencethe corruption of manners, and dissolution of life Synonyms corruption, excess, indulgence, depravity, debauchery, gluttony, dissipation, licentiousness, intemperance, overindulgence, wantonness, dissoluteness Nearby words ofdissipation - dissimulation
- dissipate
- dissipated
- dissipation
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from something or someone
- dissociation
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