dissipation.
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
Meaning & usage
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.
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