Dissipation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dissipation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissipation n breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist" dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Synonym(s): profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" Synonym(s): waste, wastefulness, dissipation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipation \Dis`sipa"tion\, n. [L. dissipatio: cf. F. dissipation.] 1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. Without loss or dissipation* of the matter. --Bacon. The famous dissipation of mankind. --Sir M. Hale. 2. 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. To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance. --P. Henry. 3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention. Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a thousand avocations and dissipations. --Swift. {Dissipation of energy}. Same as {Degradation of energy}, under {Degradation}.