Dissipation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃn|
Brit.
|dɪsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- breaking up and scattering by dispersion
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (syn: waste, wastefulness)
the dissipation of the mist
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure (syn: dissolution, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy)- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (syn: waste, wastefulness)
mindless dissipation of natural resources
Extra examples
Insulation helps prevent the dissipation of heat from houses in the winter.
He lived a life of dissipation.
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