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Word: Dissipation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘complete disintegration’): from Latin dissipatio(n-), from the verb dissipare (see dissipate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living
Short Definition:dissipated living
Examples:- a descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation
Definition:
the squandering of money, energy, or resources
Short Definition:squandering of money or resources
Examples:- the dissipation of the country's mineral wealth
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