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Dissipation

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noun. The act of dissipating or the condition of having been dissipated.

noun. Wasteful expenditure or consumption.

noun. Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure; intemperance.

noun. An amusement; a diversion.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. The act of dissipating, dispelling, or dispersing; the state of being dissipated; a passing or wasting away: as, the dissipation of vapor or heat; the dissipation of energy.

noun. The act of wasting by misuse; wasteful expenditure or loss: as, the dissipation of one's powers or means in unsuccessful efforts.

noun. Distraction of the mind and waste of its energy, as by diverse occupations or objects of attention; anything that distracts the mind or divides the attention.

noun. Undue indulgence in pleasure; specifically, the intemperate pursuit of enjoyment through excessive use of intoxicating drink, and its attendant vices.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

noun. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.

noun. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.

noun. Same as Degradation of energy, under Degradation.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

noun. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.

noun. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.

noun. A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system