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dissipation

/,dɪsə'peɪʃən/

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noun
dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
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dissolution licentiousness looseness profligacy

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intemperateness intemperance self-indulgence
noun
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
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"mindless dissipation of natural resources"

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waste wastefulness

type of:
activity
noun
breaking up and scattering by dispersion
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"the dissipation of the mist"

type of:
dispersion scattering

Examples of dissipation

"mindless dissipation of natural resources"
"the dissipation of the mist"